MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '23 at 12:17
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 3060-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 74.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 210
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 631
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 153C) ≥ 4GB; Manli GForce RTX 3060 ti 8GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 186
Parallax 129
121% 154 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 134
Splatting 95.8
108% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 113%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 214 206 218 216 218 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 617
Write 587
Mixed 615
SusWrite 243
116% 516 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 35.4
118% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 667
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 494
393% 553 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 141%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
202GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 181 292 196 242 244 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.6% Below average
Read 135
Write 87.6
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 239
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 10.5
43% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.8
DQ Write 15.5
DQ Mixed 14.4
11% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 102%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
239GB free
Firmware: 2AR20003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 87 87 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 92.9
Write 99.9
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 86.1
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905702-015.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 22.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 92.3
43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

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