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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive233% 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.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 13 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 827
78% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,045
65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 148
Parallax 200
115% 163 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 142
Splatting 99.3
96% 120 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 399 404 405 474 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,699
Write 1,750
Mixed 1,293
SusWrite 471
292% 1,303 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 91.3
313% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 348
411% 703 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 233%
Great: 277%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
113GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 188 158 122 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 169
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 158
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 34.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 109%

 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 5,267 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: 80% - Excellent Total price: $445
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