MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	196% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	MOZ-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 799 79% 647 Pts	64-Core 974 60% 974 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$254 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4617) ≥ 4GB; ZOTAC CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 116 Parallax 122 108% 124 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.1 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6256G 256GB 5,658 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1122 769 296 294 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,796 Write 1,149 Mixed 945 SusWrite 640 252% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 42.1 213% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 65.3 175% 360 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 246%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 435GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 138 140 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 95.6 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 136 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 107%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 448 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID c96a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.3 6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 19.8 Write 0.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.5 8% 7.88 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.15 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08LIII43-12-K 2x8GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 25.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	23.6"	1280 720	HKC0236 GM3CS24

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,745x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	734x
Core i5-10400Intel $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	511x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	327x
RTX 3060Nvidia $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $635

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16