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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	285% 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	11.1 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 14:38
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 812 86% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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: 1624 1647 1673 1675 1655 1691 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,342 Write 538 Mixed 697 SusWrite 1,661 237% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 85.8 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 755 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 347 407% 695 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 277%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 135 135 134 131 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 87.3 Write 130 Mixed 105 SusWrite 132 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 342% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 97%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 245GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 90 89 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 60.8 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 88.7 61% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 153% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 65%
SP Bolt B10 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 70GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 126 105 88 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: 150 152 152 153 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 134 Mixed 108 SusWrite 152 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 35 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 111%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 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 $274Bench 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	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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $436

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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