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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.2 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 17 '22 at 04:06
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$210 159,077 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)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 948 87% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,333 82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8786) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 129 Parallax 84.2 76% 102 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 80.9 Splatting 72.5 71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,249 Write 5,175 Mixed 6,495 1,541% 6,973 MB/s	4K Read 402 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 256 1,051% 291 MB/s	DQ Read 1,171 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 891 679% 929 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 100GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 109 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 494 Write 450 Mixed 374 SusWrite 155 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 39.6 149% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 223 199% 299 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 192GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 113 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 121 Write 169 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 108 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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 (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 35.3 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

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

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,690x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	318x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	145x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16