MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	257% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 10:54
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 742 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 121 107% 124 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1610 1313 1555 740 501 534 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,652 Write 1,719 Mixed 1277 SusWrite 1042 320% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 84.5 285% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 348 408% 697 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 277%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 133 133 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 105 Write 118 Mixed 110 SusWrite 132 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 392% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 97%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 247GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 76 82 84 87 83 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 48.4 Write 78.5 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 82.2 53% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 139% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 65%
SP Bolt B10 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 104GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 143 83 82 79 85 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 14% Great: 19%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 173 172 167 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 167 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 172 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 35.2 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	5%	74	108	7	120	27"	2560 1440	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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