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

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	28.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 10:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 802 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,037 64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 131 Parallax 88.7 78% 105 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 83.4 Splatting 75.5 73% 91.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 126 73 94 98 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 405 Write 237 Mixed 190 SusWrite 114 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 0.6 8% 4.23 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 6 19% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 376GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 152 153 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 150 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 150 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 36.4 Write 36.1 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 38.3 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.7 291% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	325x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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