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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.6% 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 Drive113% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220726
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '22 at 18:16
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 233
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 692
69% 561 Pts
64-Core 928
57% 928 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.6% Very good
Lighting 97.3
Reflection 97.7
Parallax 88.1
79% 94.4 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 89.5
Splatting 77.9
71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 411 373 378 372 376 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 457
Mixed 425
SusWrite 394
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 55.6
181% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 297
223% 298 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 113%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
742GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 462 471 481 481 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 430
Mixed 382
SusWrite 472
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 43.9
155% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 367
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 112%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 30.8
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 27.4
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94%
Great: 96%

 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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