MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). 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)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190701
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 06:54
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 48%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64% Good
Memory 69.4
1-Core 93
2-Core 186
65% 116 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 555
53% 436 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 146
Parallax 216
106% 164 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 132
Splatting 97.9
93% 116 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1006
Write 449
Mixed 448
139% 634 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 38.1
147% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 322
326% 536 MB/s
Poor: 99% Great: 239%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79
264GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 129 122 134 136 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 14.6
Write 33.6
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 127
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 25.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 18.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 110%

 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 8,880 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $494
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