MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 173% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '23 at 16:44
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 5 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 170 2-Core 341 105% 198 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 960 99% 799 Pts	64-Core 1057 65% 1057 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 259 Parallax 310 226% 282 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 236 Splatting 186 203% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 464 Mixed 306 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 42.6 156% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 261 211% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 165GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 407 408 407 408 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 419 Write 406 Mixed 380 SusWrite 390 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 29.1 96% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 221 161% 212 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 235GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 71 69 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 81.6 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 70 54% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 68%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 346GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 111 109 112 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 74.6 Write 88.9 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 107 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 513GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 75 74 75 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 53.4 Write 71.8 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 76 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 66%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 148GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 23,829 Mixed 58.9 8,535% 11,944 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
SABRENT 970GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 124GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 72 70 71 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 70 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 69.8 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.4 176% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 184GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 63 62 63 61 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 110 Write 98.4 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 61.7 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 68%
External USB3.0 DISK04 2TB 217GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25% Poor	Read 75.6 Write 39 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 36.6 63% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.13 MB/s

External USB3.0 DISK01 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 211GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0 1 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 143 Write 99.9 Mixed 118 SusWrite 0.2 111% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 500GB 122GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 35 38 40 39 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.7% Poor	Read 48.2 Write 50.3 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 38.3 58% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.97 MB/s

External USB3.0 DISK02 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 268GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0 0 17 39 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31% Below average	Read 135 Write 137 Mixed 106 SusWrite 16.1 127% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 52%
External USB3.0 DISK01 6TB 640GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.8% Poor	Read 81.6 Write 112 Mixed 106 SusWrite 2 102% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 3.7 MB/s

External USB3.0 DISK00 2TB 314GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 0 0.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.9% Poor	Read 169 Write 123 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 0.1 112% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s

External USB3.0 DISK04 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 392GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 0 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 62.9 Write 43.8 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 0.1 50% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK03 2TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 197GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 77.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 0 67% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK02 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 121 121 118 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 176 Write 174 Mixed 163 SusWrite 120 213% 158 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 55% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK00 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 223GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 121 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 118 Write 123 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 120 146% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 33.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 33 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 97%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $683

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16