MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	130% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 75.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 797 85% 675 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB 6,890 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s72 SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 587 527 239 68 56 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,303 Write 568 Mixed 299 SusWrite 344 138% 628 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 3.2 151% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 234 218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 157 156 154 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 146 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 156 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 362GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 185 187 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 151 Mixed 79 SusWrite 186 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 95GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 34 27 31 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 29.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 31.4 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 29.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 26.5 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 111%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,989x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	531x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	422x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	203x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	842x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	379x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	286x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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