MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics113% 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 Drive293% 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.
Run History
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SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 19 '21 at 06:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 155
2-Core 308
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,082
101% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,471
91% 1,471 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 156
Parallax 144
120% 149 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 152
Splatting 131
110% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 1043 1043 1059 1062 1058 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2338
Write 1,072
Mixed 968
SusWrite 1,053
300% 1,358 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 69.8
266% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,404
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1,103
854% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 293%
Great: 442%
Amd-raid Array 1 16TB
9.5TB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 410 403 410 415 414 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 275
Write 364
Mixed 129
SusWrite 411
214% 295 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.2
682% 5.6 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 198%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 36.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 39
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $641
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