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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive147% 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.
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 MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '22 at 02:41
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 241
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 656
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.4.2
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77% Very good
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 104
Parallax 159
79% 120 fps
MRender 88.4
Gravity 111
Splatting 75
74% 91.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 146 59 43 14 7.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,343
Write 916
Mixed 851
SusWrite 97.7
178% 802 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56.8
210% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 221
250% 413 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 147%
Great: 209%
Patriot Burst 120GB
62GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 104 82 75 74 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 480
Write 299
Mixed 324
SusWrite 120
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 32.6
137% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 196
171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
525GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 142 142 139 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 116
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 141
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90% Outstanding
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 90%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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