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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics13.5% 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 Drive29.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 293
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 858
86% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,071
66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 25.6
Parallax 19.6
12% 20 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 14.5
Splatting 20.4
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 140 127 15 79 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.4% Poor
Read 200
Write 87.5
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 106
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 20.4
4K Mixed 11
47% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
575GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 187 187 187 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 178
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 186
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $438
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