MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive211% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateApr 14 '21 at 08:34
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 79.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 779
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 958
59% 958 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 89.3
Parallax 93.5
83% 94.9 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 84.9
Splatting 76
78% 98 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 482 488 474 470 459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,819
Write 1,673
Mixed 1,058
SusWrite 485
281% 1,259 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 62.8
216% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,183
DQ Write 675
DQ Mixed 244
365% 701 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 211%
Great: 266%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
157GB free
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 64 108 64 108 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 498
Write 444
Mixed 355
SusWrite 131
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 24.7
139% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 1.2
20% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 33.1
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 33.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $437
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