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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 19:10
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 2500X 2,214 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 212 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 644 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 1324) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.2% Good	Lighting 89.7 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 77 73% 85.4 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 79.1 Splatting 70 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 294 285 297 287 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 479 Mixed 397 SusWrite 305 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 788GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 463 463 467 467 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 456 Mixed 420 SusWrite 463 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 50.2 171% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 310 251% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 32.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	326x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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