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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '21 at 06:08
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User BGD-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$99
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 629
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.7.1
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 28.2
11% 18.3 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 25.6
Splatting 15.7
13% 15.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dahua C800A SSD 120GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1201A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 403 426 351 305 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 452
Write 408
Mixed 346
SusWrite 383
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 26.5
127% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 35.3
69% 136 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 94%
Intel SS DSC2KW180H6 180GB
27GB free
Firmware: LSB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 80 92 80 81 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 371
Write 319
Mixed 330
SusWrite 93.9
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 29.4
95% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 105
92% 137 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 90%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 240GB
15GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 104 13 46 19 1.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 367
Write 95
Mixed 45.3
SusWrite 81.7
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 8.93 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 1.1
DQ Mixed 33.1
29% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.B1GQL.C7C0C 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
44.5% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 13.6
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 13.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

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