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

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.6% 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	199% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 23:59
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 844 89% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1314 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 73.8 43% 61.5 fps	MRender 58.6 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 42.3 42% 52.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 642GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 938 279 328 206 330 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,639 Write 1,412 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 558 260% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 29.6 209% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 509 488% 759 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 305%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 258GB free Firmware: S3402101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 454 457 458 88 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 442 Mixed 414 SusWrite 352 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 31.5 140% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 95.8 126% 222 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 37.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 38.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 112%

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

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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 $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 $46

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