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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	268% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 14:31
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 834 88% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1642 1094 1182 1262 1015 718 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 1,721 Mixed 1,272 SusWrite 1,152 326% 1,449 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 87.1 298% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 350 410% 699 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 277%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 133 135 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 106 Write 115 Mixed 118 SusWrite 133 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 309% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 97%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 245GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 106 105 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 48 Write 93 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 103 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 65%
SP Bolt B10 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 70GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 146 85 85 85 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% 328GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 96.8 Mixed 80 SusWrite 150 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% 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)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.6 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 35 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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	287	157	120	0"	2560 1440

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 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 $279Bench 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 $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