MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.25% 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 Drive	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 21:23
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 767 74% 609 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 37,718 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C88) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.25% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 7.6 5% 7.87 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 12 8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.25% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 61 47 28 30 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 444 Write 458 Mixed 321 SusWrite 50 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 24.2 96% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 921 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 381 351% 556 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 309%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$54 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 41GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 3.5 4.7 4.7 4.9 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 448 Write 343 Mixed 293 SusWrite 38.8 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 18.3 74% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 40.7 47% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 591GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 179 178 181 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 125 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 178 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 18 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 121%

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

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,738x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $630

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