MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 15 '21 at 05:28
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 70.6
1-Core 135
2-Core 269
85% 158 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 709
76% 603 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 90.5
Parallax 84.5
76% 89.2 fps
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 73.1
68% 76.8 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
725GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1759 2095 2129 1841 2154 1550 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 1,723
Write 2,226
Mixed 1,861
SusWrite 1,921
438% 1,933 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 85.6
287% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1143
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,044
789% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 323%
Great: 365%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 33 30 32 39 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 61.2
Write 54.7
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 32.2
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 25.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 59: 7R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
59% 33% 64 306 260 60 7.2" 1360 768 SAM07BC SAMSUNG
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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $532
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