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

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 11:29
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 916 85% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 93.2 61% 77.4 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 76.9 Splatting 48.3 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 76 4.2 109 17 98 MB/s Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.4% Above average	Read 265 Write 108 Mixed 197 SusWrite 68.2 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 23.8 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 139 133% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 85%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 59GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 444 377 117 42 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 507 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 251 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 28.4 126% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 46.5 100% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2OZ 1x16GB 886 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,098x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	596x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	329x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	312x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	149x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	238x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	156x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16