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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.2% 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	130% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '22 at 09:39
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	MUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 236 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 843 77% 647 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 66.8 60% 71.5 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 65 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC511 HFM512GDJTNI-82A0A 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 344 329 312 304 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,031 Write 998 Mixed 991 SusWrite 366 190% 847 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 163 134% 186 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 203%
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB 535 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 747GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 393 393 393 392 394 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 420 Write 396 Mixed 316 SusWrite 391 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 29.8 102% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 98.1 121% 212 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 761GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 87 88 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 82.1 Write 85.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 86.6 55% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 171 172 168 174 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 135 Write 103 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 170 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66 9,402 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 54GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 56 56 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 53.4 Write 54.1 Mixed 19 SusWrite 55.6 33% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 45%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 309GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 36 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 37.7 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 35.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,693x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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