MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.8% 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 Drive57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210205
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 22 '21 at 05:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$118
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 658
63% 519 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.45.20
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 23.9
11% 16 fps
MRender 5.8
Gravity 25
Splatting 15.5
13% 15.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7256G 256GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 274 57 55 59 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 487
Write 406
Mixed 402
SusWrite 139
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 16.1
84% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 25.4
DQ Mixed 34.3
45% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 100%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
203GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 53.2
Write 50.9
Mixed 37.6
SusWrite 80.7
41% 55.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,846 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $341
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