MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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 3600-$84 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 as expected (58^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 836 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 5543) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.2% Good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 83.1 Parallax 72.6 70% 80.7 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 65.9 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 333 331 304 274 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 1,710 Mixed 1327 SusWrite 311 309% 1,391 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 81.7 272% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 1,016 739% 960 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 249%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 144 145 140 146 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 80.1 Write 137 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 142 69% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 34% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 39 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 38.6 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 4R 4G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	15%	105	318	248	60	21.5"	1920 1080	AOC2260 2260WG5

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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