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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% 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 Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210517
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '22 at 09:59
Run Duration415 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 205
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 558
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 82.9
92% 79.2 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 21.10.4
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 21.4
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 32.1
17% 23.3 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 25.4
Splatting 16
15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 158 102 70 65 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 471
Write 147
Mixed 322
SusWrite 118
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 34.7
141% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 46
70% 136 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 188 200 214 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 135
Write 175
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 196
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.1
244% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 106%
WDC WD50 00AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB
16GB free, PID 0c15
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 36 36 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 34.7
Write 33.7
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 36.2
44% 32.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

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