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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 13:04
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 63.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
73% 136 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 672
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 124
Parallax 108
92% 115 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 93.2
86% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 768
Write 838
Mixed 766
177% 791 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 42.2
152% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 95.7
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 116
145% 243 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 242%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
298GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 119 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 128
Write 131
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 117
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.1% Very good
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 28.3
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 23.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $471
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