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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive264% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '21 at 09:14
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 286
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 839
87% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,037
64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 126
Parallax 134
115% 134 fps
MRender 150
Gravity 109
Splatting 93.6
93% 118 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 1574 849 1358 702 685 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1,649
Write 1,714
Mixed 1,267
SusWrite 1112
323% 1,436 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 85.7
295% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 347
408% 696 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 264%
Great: 277%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0915
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 132 135 135 134 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 102
Write 118
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 132
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.5
212% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 97%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB
245GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 105 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 38.9
Write 83.7
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 104
58% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 65%
SP Bolt B10 256GB
70GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 152 83 85 85 85 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 14% Great: 19%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
328GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 148 147 147 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 147
Write 134
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 146
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.9
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 34.7
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 111%

 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% 0 288 160 120 27" 2560 1440 SAM707A LC27G5xT
Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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