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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 14:14
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 72.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 317 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 910 94% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,438 Write 914 Mixed 897 239% 1,083 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 72.5 254% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 88.1 128% 240 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 242%
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 44GB free Firmware: MAV01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 234 229 208 140 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 493 Mixed 409 SusWrite 214 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.8 217% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 66GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 108 106 116 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 73.7 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 111 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 73GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 48 50 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 59.4 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 48.6 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 137GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 125 123 129 128 134 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 184 Write 143 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 129 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 26.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.6% 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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

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	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 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: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16