MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 00:52
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 668
71% 567 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
AMD(1002 0E36) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.9.2
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 127
Parallax 285
110% 182 fps
MRender 211
Gravity 138
Splatting 163
138% 171 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 346 357 362 362 358 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 438
Mixed 378
SusWrite 362
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 53.1
178% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 112%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 74 67 58 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 39.5
Write 40.5
Mixed 52.9
SusWrite 66.8
37% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.1
80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 33.8
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 27.4
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,879 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $499
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