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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive211% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '23 at 10:35
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 700
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 944
58% 944 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 73.9%
 Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 526 435 365 365 385 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 2,217
Write 2004
Mixed 1400
SusWrite 438
338% 1,515 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 65.6
220% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 761
DQ Write 485
DQ Mixed 638
472% 628 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑
This bench: 211%
 Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
927GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 151 146 148 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 148
Write 141
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 148
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 85.2%
 Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB
448GB free, PID 047a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 32 31 31 31 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 51.4
Write 35.5
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 31.4
46% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑
This bench: 16.6%
 Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 35
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 24.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 82%
 Great: 114%
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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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Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,285 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,688x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples410x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples340x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples318x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples304x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples145x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples117x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples110x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples189x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $443
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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $250Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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