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

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 00:17
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 243 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 731 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% PNY(196E 1314) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.5% Very good	Lighting 99.4 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 102 81% 97 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 97 Splatting 72.5 77% 97.1 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 128GB 3,975 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 85 78 64 1.4 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 453 Write 338 Mixed 340 SusWrite 66.4 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 27.9 54% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 88.3 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 183 130% 161 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 91GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 44 29 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 85.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 57.7 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 175GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 125 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 85.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 125 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 28.8 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%

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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	8	5	144	27"	1280 720	AUS27AF VG278

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	325x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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