MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '22 at 19:45
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$375 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1093 98% 829 Pts	64-Core 2134 132% 2134 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,716 Write 2,516 Mixed 1,729 516% 2,320 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 100 336% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1322 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,101 838% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Patriot Singe 480GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 168GB free Firmware: Q0518CS SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 470 467 470 469 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 460 Mixed 403 SusWrite 469 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 260 214% 304 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 418GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1034 1018 1022 1018 1031 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,363 Write 1,120 Mixed 1,148 SusWrite 1,027 262% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 95.3 318% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,384 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,182 896% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 372%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 125 123 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 113 Write 126 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 123 155% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 86%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 78GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 99 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 73 Mixed 63 SusWrite 98.7 105% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.7 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 40.1 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	597x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $175Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	207x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	177x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	77x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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