MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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	160% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 11:18
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (99^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 719 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 95.5 56% 76.7 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 49.7 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 227 258 227 253 235 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,330 Write 1,001 Mixed 1,069 SusWrite 279 205% 920 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65.2 211% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 786 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 307 287% 460 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 214%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: SBFK11B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 73 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 460 Write 272 Mixed 332 SusWrite 104 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 32.2 130% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 191 174% 263 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 85%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 163GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 442 439 437 437 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 464 Mixed 437 SusWrite 439 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 38 131% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 298 235% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 93GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 470 474 470 471 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 471 Mixed 435 SusWrite 466 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 53.3 172% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 277 234% 340 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 7,360 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 34.2 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 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	73x
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: $640

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