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

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75% 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 Drive	89.6% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 69.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 810 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 94.7 Reflection 93.4 Parallax 87.3 77% 91.8 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 76.6 71% 88.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 248 200 169 108 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 509 Write 228 Mixed 275 SusWrite 192 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 36.4 138% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 274 223% 318 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 126GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 156 143 153 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 339 Write 264 Mixed 286 SusWrite 162 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 45.3 166% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 178 148% 211 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GB 3,829 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 26.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 5R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	36%	45	207	31	144	23.8"	1920 1080	MSI3BA4 MSI G241

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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