MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive219% 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-7B87
MotherboardMSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 01:35
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 811
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,009
62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Lighting 36.1
Reflection 40.9
Parallax 33
29% 36.7 fps
MRender 35.2
Gravity 35
Splatting 31
27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 512GB
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1289 581 592 591 595 595 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,935
Write 2,004
Mixed 1,514
SusWrite 707
345% 1,540 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57
195% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 910
668% 879 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 219%
Great: 237%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
30GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9666
Write 5,228
Mixed 6,564
1,579% 7,153 MB/s
4K Read 485
4K Write 267
4K Mixed 322
1,288% 358 MB/s
DQ Read 1,363
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1067
825% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
81GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 152 151 152 151 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 489
Mixed 377
SusWrite 187
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55.5
192% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 358
273% 367 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.9
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 36.4
120% 42 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 34.1
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) Builds (Compare 1,676 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $413
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