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

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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 Drive	92.6% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	44.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '21 at 03:27
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 816 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,025 63% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2507 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 147 Parallax 132 110% 138 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 123 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 342 333 351 352 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 365 Mixed 323 SusWrite 329 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 38.7 134% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 212 165% 234 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 128%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 40GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 101 105 105 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 94.1 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 102 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 70%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 358GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 115 122 122 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 122 Write 90.8 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 118 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 82%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 120 121 122 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 92.5 Write 106 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 121 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 83GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 84 95 97 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 84.9 Write 119 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 91 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 90%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 12 13 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.69% Terrible	Read 31.3 Write 3 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 12 14% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.69% Great: 8%
SanDisk Ultra 248GB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 78GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 16 15 18 18 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 17.7 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 15.2 26% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.4 96% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 34.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 31.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 110%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

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	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 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: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16