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

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	88.3% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 12:22
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 85.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 905 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,161 72% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 2489) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 162 Parallax 178 156% 177 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 128 Splatting 111 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2128G 128GB 2,128 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 202 91 93 71 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 472 Write 260 Mixed 329 SusWrite 158 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 39.2 160% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 183 158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 73GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 186 195 186 325 185 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 306 Write 154 Mixed 208 SusWrite 234 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 25.8 104% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 51.2 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 49.5 38% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 918GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 203 193 194 204 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 139 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 199 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 106%

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 (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 39.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 40.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 110%

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

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

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	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16