MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although 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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 28 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '23 at 05:06
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 262 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 795 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Js600 2TB 2TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN12429 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 418 421 413 419 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 456 Mixed 401 SusWrite 422 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 37.3 144% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 208 158% 208 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%
JAJS600M256C 256GB 1,795 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0200Hf10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 112 90 50 62 84 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 439 Write 180 Mixed 235 SusWrite 91.3 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 9 108% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 92.2 116% 202 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,688 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 33.7 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 32.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 82%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI (MS-7A40)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	55x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $155Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	33x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	24x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	28x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	24x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	17x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	19x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	15x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	28x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	12x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	9x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $473

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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