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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220118
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '22 at 12:40
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 283 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 845 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 148 Parallax 171 122% 156 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 132 Splatting 119 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 152 151 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 142 Write 147 Mixed 103 SusWrite 151 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 1.1 32% 9.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 40%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 182GB free Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 216 175 215 196 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 468 Mixed 321 SusWrite 230 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.1 163% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 255 213% 307 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%
SABRENT 1TB 612GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1696 898 904 939 901 746 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 134 143 140 135 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 169 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 137 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 161 160 157 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 79.1 Write 112 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 159 153% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 0.7 410% 4.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 0.9 396% 4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 36.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 35.2 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 121%

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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	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	339x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16