MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive84.2% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201127
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 13 '21 at 21:16
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 77.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 272
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 805
79% 647 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250X
MSI(1462 2715) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.2
Reflection 18.4
Parallax 20.9
12% 17.8 fps
MRender 13.8
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 12
11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H1 128GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM01H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 195 224 185 131 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 442
Write 261
Mixed 233
SusWrite 189
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 37.8
143% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 137
131% 212 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST500VM000-1SD101 500GB
158GB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 151 148 152 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 146
Write 136
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 151
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS5C1050CLA382 500GB
345GB free
Firmware: JC2OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 107 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 107
69% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 32.4
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 30.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $471
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