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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54% 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 Drive	220% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	45.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '22 at 18:14
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 73 1-Core 121 2-Core 223 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 729 70% 579 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 92.9 57% 75 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 47.1 49% 61.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 810GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 997 1171 1035 961 1245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 1,616 Mixed 1,478 SusWrite 1084 363% 1,626 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 40.1 145% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 110 145% 285 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 390%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 2TB 1,066 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 291 352 292 264 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 436 Write 372 Mixed 274 SusWrite 305 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 16.4 69% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 72.5 71% 120 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 164 131 129 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 102 Write 135 Mixed 68 SusWrite 140 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 224% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 87%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 36 29 28 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 36.1 Write 35.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 31.4 46% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.4 183% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 23.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 136%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,689x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	318x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	145x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16