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

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	193% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 08:06
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 859 90% 720 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.4% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 89.1 Parallax 77.3 76% 86.6 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 79.4 Splatting 71.7 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria SSD 250GB 536 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFA12.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 999 290 281 284 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,239 Write 1,153 Mixed 1080 SusWrite 542 225% 1,004 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 64.6 231% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 813 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 753 603% 839 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 200%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 255GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 93 92 93 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 93.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 93.4 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 582GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 99 101 100 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 117 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 97.6 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3200 C16 8GB 4x8GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 39.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 39.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 115%

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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	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27C3 MX279

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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 $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