MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive155% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 09 '22 at 12:00
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 76.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 236
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 745
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 911
56% 911 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
3.15% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 3.9
3% 4 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.15%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1031 256GB SSD
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 279 171 170 169 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 1,207
Mixed 1,083
SusWrite 357
208% 927 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 65.7
221% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 569
DQ Mixed 557
405% 521 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 155%
Great: 223%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 04.01A04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 122 122 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 130
Write 103
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 121
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
188% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-024.A00G Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.9
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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