MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 03:27
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 251 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 792 79% 641 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 43.4 38% 46.4 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 38.1 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 402 349 349 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 438 SusWrite 400 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 59.3 196% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 370 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 913GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 482 484 486 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 453 SusWrite 484 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 54.3 182% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 370 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 482 484 486 414 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 469 SusWrite 441 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 56.6 189% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 192 193 193 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 146 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 190 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 39.9 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.9 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 34 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $367

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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