MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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.
Boot Drive112% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190618
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateNov 25 '22 at 03:33
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 81.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 271
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 790
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 163
Parallax 159
132% 161 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 142
Splatting 122
117% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 407 411 446 456 403 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 278
Mixed 415
SusWrite 420
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 49.2
178% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 276
206% 274 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
131GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1484 776 782 739 424 338 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,498
Write 1,626
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 757
283% 1,259 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 75.3
269% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 1,039
DQ Mixed 1,036
814% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 241%
Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
457GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 121 120 122 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 183
Write 174
Mixed 80
SusWrite 120
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 34.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 32.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $377
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