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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.9% 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 Drive87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 20:47
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
81% 149 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 767
73% 606 Pts
64-Core 1233
76% 1233 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Asus(1043 0583) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.9% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 123
Parallax 165
90% 133 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 112
Splatting 77.7
77% 96.6 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M550_MTFDDAK128MAY 128GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 203 170 148 136 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 455
Write 352
Mixed 321
SusWrite 171
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 39.4
140% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 145
166% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 101%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
489GB free
Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 1361 91 90 87 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,154
Write 1,720
Mixed 1,235
SusWrite 560
264% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 67.3
235% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 879
633% 809 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 187%
Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
557GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 56 58 58 67 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 57.2
Write 90.1
Mixed 63
SusWrite 61.1
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 27.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 24.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 94
42% 94 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 74: 10R 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
74% 28% 87 326 258 85 27" 1920 1080 AUS27AF VG278
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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

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