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

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 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	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '22 at 03:54
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 74 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 816 73% 618 Pts	64-Core 1181 73% 1181 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% MSI(1462 3952) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.3.2 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 254 Parallax 510 202% 337 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 216 Splatting 290 242% 298 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 503GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 453 443 457 465 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 307 Mixed 421 SusWrite 456 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 26.2 140% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 0.4 69% 160 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 138GB free Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 66 105 126 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 458 Write 366 Mixed 286 SusWrite 131 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 20.2 84% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 44.6 51% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 339GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 397 308 243 257 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 419 Mixed 325 SusWrite 315 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 36.6 137% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 186 179% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 197 197 198 195 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 30.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 31 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 92.5 43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 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: $436

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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