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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive131% 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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 12:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 345
44% 332 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 20.2
13% 19.6 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 16
Splatting 17.5
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM60.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 380 173 180 180 181 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 789
Write 1,074
Mixed 861
SusWrite 367
174% 773 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 56
189% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 513
355% 437 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 131%
Great: 226%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
728GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 113 115 113 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 168
Write 156
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 113
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
476GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 126 127 126 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 152
Write 38
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 126
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown JM2666HLB-8G Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

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