MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.8% 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 Drive50.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '22 at 14:57
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 244
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 745
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
48.8% Average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 83.9
52% 72.5 fps
MRender 61.7
Gravity 57.7
Splatting 43.2
43% 54.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3501103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 136 451 453 313 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 453
Write 441
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 231
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 12.7
4K Mixed 8.9
48% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 16
DQ Mixed 23.8
34% 68.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 35.1
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 30.9
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,840 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $532
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