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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	211% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '22 at 01:07
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 881 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 226 Parallax 137 104% 163 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 139 Splatting 125 102% 124 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1159 1138 934 64 148 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,699 Write 1,176 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 602 252% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 51 226% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 547 504% 765 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 228%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 54 54 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 460 Mixed 407 SusWrite 91.7 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 46.8 162% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 250 210% 303 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 157 138 160 160 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 462 Write 261 Mixed 304 SusWrite 195 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 20 82% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 42.3 48% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 56%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 771GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 122 125 118 131 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 87.7 Write 88.3 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 124 108% 80 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 52%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 931GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 107 Write 67.7 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 106 111% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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