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

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	201% 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.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '22 at 08:36
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 180 2-Core 357 109% 207 Pts	4-Core 695 8-Core 1,264 118% 980 Pts	64-Core 2,121 131% 2,121 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 286 Parallax 352 264% 320 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 292 Splatting 194 222% 283 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 1042 448 505 475 504 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,572 Write 1,989 Mixed 1,579 SusWrite 785 334% 1481 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 54.7 188% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 276 314% 569 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 387%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 301GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 399 412 465 446 445 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 312 Mixed 316 SusWrite 424 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 34.7 122% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 209 162% 231 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 121%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 12.5TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 251 246 253 251 253 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.3% Average	Read 244 Write 243 Mixed 126 SusWrite 251 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 1.6 66% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 9.3 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 1.6 4% 7.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 90%
Sandisk S-2T00 2TB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 31GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 130 89 92 88 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 325 Write 428 Mixed 152 SusWrite 117 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 33.2 122% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 135 126% 204 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 31.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 94%

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Gaming 64%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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	395x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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