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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.4% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 22:03
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 70.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 267 85% 159 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 835 80% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.4% Good	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 77.4 61% 77.1 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 68.7 68% 86 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 142GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 396 453 462 407 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 457 Mixed 368 SusWrite 414 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45.4 162% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 255 223% 331 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 62GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 179 163 163 148 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 373 Write 248 Mixed 160 SusWrite 167 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 17.9 91% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 57.5 101% 203 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 85%
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1218A3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,622 Write 1584 Mixed 1,034 314% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 31.9 185% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 802 DQ Write 487 DQ Mixed 229 282% 506 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 270%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.1% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 116%

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

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $436

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16