MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 30 '21 at 02:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 100
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 599
56% 468 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 17.4
14% 17.1 fps
MRender 14.9
Gravity 18.2
Splatting 7.5
10% 13.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 116 117 116 68 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 465
Write 411
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 149
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 19
66% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 28.3
80% 164 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
915GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 179 179 178 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 166
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 178
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TXU8G1M3200C16X 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 33
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $473
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