MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 31 '22 at 01:15
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU3%
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 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 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 288
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 888
83% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,133
70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Asus(1043 8674) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3675 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 180
Parallax 182
146% 180 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 155
Splatting 132
129% 162 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 214
Write 1,190
Mixed 893
176% 766 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 76.7
256% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 854
DQ Mixed 856
640% 848 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
928GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 183 189 182 190 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 121
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 184
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 37
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 38.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,095 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $471
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