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

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	89.6% 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 21 '22 at 07:27
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 914 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 155% 171 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 129 Splatting 112 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2128G 128GB 2,128 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 170 92 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 494 Write 297 Mixed 332 SusWrite 157 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 39.9 161% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 185 158% 231 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 73GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 208 279 168 6.4 13 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.5% Average	Read 261 Write 93.1 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 171 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 11 48% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 13.9 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 172 131% 167 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 919GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 190 194 185 197 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 124 Write 166 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 193 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.9% 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 (76^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 39.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 38.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 $36Bench 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