MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	172% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 75.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 791 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2064 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 68.1 60% 72.2 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 68.4 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 207 121 124 120 116 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,426 Write 896 Mixed 918 SusWrite 188 190% 857 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 69 244% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 614 DQ Mixed 573 448% 616 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 199%
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 57GB free Firmware: UG500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 59 84 87 208 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 437 Write 368 Mixed 282 SusWrite 153 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 18.3 65% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 91.3 DQ Mixed 45.3 50% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.4 Write 77.7 Mixed 39.2 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 29GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 110 113 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 97.9 Write 98.9 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 111 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 68.4 Write 62.1 Mixed 57.4 47% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 75 75 66 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 73.7 Write 67.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 71.5 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 59.5 Write 100 Mixed 51.1 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 60 61 64 62 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 14GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 64 60 61 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 76.6 Write 66.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 61.5 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 58%
Generic External 640GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 24 35 32 25 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 15.4 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 30.4 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 19%
Generic External 500GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.2 9.6 8 8.4 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Read 19.1 Write 7.5 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 9.6 14% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 2,034 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.1 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 10.6 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 52%

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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	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0FDE C32JG5x

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,738x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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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 $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 $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