MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics154% 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 Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '22 at 15:33
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 79.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 235
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 715
74% 593 Pts
64-Core 921
57% 921 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.96
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 202
Parallax 211
183% 213 fps
MRender 245
Gravity 149
Splatting 124
135% 172 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 154%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 15 39 119 98 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 445
Write 352
Mixed 227
SusWrite 106
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 11
60% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 72.4
DQ Mixed 30.5
40% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 181 183 174 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 180
Mixed 119
SusWrite 181
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 32.7
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 28.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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