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

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 06:41
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 71.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,028 98% 809 Pts	64-Core 1451 90% 1451 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 123% 150 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 130 Splatting 117 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 432 432 432 432 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 1,602 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 512 283% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 79.7 281% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 1,001 789% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 87GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 445 154 55 46 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 514 Write 442 Mixed 382 SusWrite 207 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 24.9 142% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 33.1 96% 203 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 138GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 457 423 436 442 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 405 SusWrite 418 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.7 189% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 254 218% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 21,064 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 27.3 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 109%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16