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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '22 at 12:09
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 260
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 585
69% 532 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Gigabyte(1458 22D4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.01.02
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.6% Average
Lighting 52.4
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 79.3
43% 64.2 fps
MRender 60.7
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 44.8
46% 57 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 501 528 497 443 484 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 2,002
Mixed 1,335
SusWrite 564
280% 1,235 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.4
201% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,111
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 642
500% 708 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 172%
Great: 291%
WD WD20EFAX-68FB5N0 2TB
117GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 50 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 47.8
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 42.2
28% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.2
112% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 39.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 35
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $445
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