MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive272% 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190710
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 02:40
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 87.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 958
89% 744 Pts
64-Core 1,460
90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.11.3
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 112
Parallax 202
107% 148 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 144
Splatting 83.7
88% 111 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 2TB
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 735 707 296 254 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,874
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,284
SusWrite 517
340% 1,541 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 74.6
254% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 1,101
808% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 272%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.6
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.8
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 37.8
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $641
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