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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 04 '22 at 00:41
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 273
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 844
80% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 126
Parallax 153
66% 120 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 80.4
Splatting 121
101% 125 fps
Poor: 83%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,103
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,182
352% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 76.4
252% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 1,014
744% 973 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
278GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 125
Write 124
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 123
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 34.2
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 32.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $443
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