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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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

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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 00:16
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 926 94% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 95.9 61% 78.7 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 77.8 Splatting 48.7 52% 65 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 189 189 181 168 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 488 Mixed 351 SusWrite 198 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.4 203% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 342 266% 364 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 394GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 264 263 261 261 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 384 SusWrite 291 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.4 190% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 255 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 713GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 825 826 825 830 832 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,590 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 948 327% 1,450 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 83.6 300% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,441 DQ Write 1,238 DQ Mixed 1,316 993% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 34.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 36.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.4% 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%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	594x
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