MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.6% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 18:52
Run Duration	78 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 3,112 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 240 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 344 44% 335 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 18.4 Reflection 25.4 Parallax 23.5 15% 22.4 fps	MRender 24.2 Gravity 17.8 Splatting 20 17% 20.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1254 Write 721 Mixed 517 182% 831 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 89.6 314% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 812 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 130 198% 391 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 4,742 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,735x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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