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

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	280% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 09:41
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 822 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 123 Parallax 127 111% 129 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 106 Splatting 92.7 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 1662 1665 895 1477 538 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,669 Write 1,741 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 1317 338% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 88.4 302% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 348 410% 699 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 277%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 128 138 140 135 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 88.4 Write 119 Mixed 109 SusWrite 132 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 282% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 97%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 247GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 95 102 105 104 100 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 37.1 Write 92.9 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 96 57% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 65%
SP Bolt B10 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 94GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 107 95 85 85 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 14% Great: 19%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 427GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 153 154 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 119 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 153 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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 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	111	6	120	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $435

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