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

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '22 at 23:08
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 942 88% 732 Pts	64-Core 1345 83% 1345 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8786) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3503 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 88 Reflection 126 Parallax 82.4 72% 98.8 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 78 Splatting 70.6 69% 86.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,013 Write 6,135 Mixed 6,743 1,549% 6,964 MB/s	4K Read 413 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 228 1,036% 288 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 867 667% 919 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 100GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 108 107 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 485 Write 245 Mixed 330 SusWrite 156 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 38.7 146% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 205 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 185GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 105 110 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 142 Write 161 Mixed 74 SusWrite 109 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160X 2x8GB 1,112 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 35.8 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,691x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16