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

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 668 71% 565 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 1.4 3% 3.13 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 3.6 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 187 202 203 206 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 488 Write 198 Mixed 202 SusWrite 199 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 13.3 96% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 76.7 88% 148 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 78%
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 480GB 7,893 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 130GB free Firmware: SBFA15.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 342 226 228 222 229 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.4% Average	Read 202 Write 105 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 280 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 11.9 56% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 14.9 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 101GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 80 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	51% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 91.8 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 80.5 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 69%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 229GB free Firmware: VT10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 63.6 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 67.6 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 36.5 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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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 $125Bench 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 $255Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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