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

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 13:16
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 847 88% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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 (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Lighting 94.1 Reflection 127 Parallax 84.7 77% 102 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 71.7 69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 143 61 28 48 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 466 Write 314 Mixed 343 SusWrite 97.4 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 39.6 153% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 202 174% 256 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 324GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 141 145 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 143 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 107%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 33 36 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 33.6 Write 34.1 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 34.2 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.1% 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 @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 36.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 36.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
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	94x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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