MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20230516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '23 at 04:21
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$170
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 293
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 853
82% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.8% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 133
Parallax 86.3
83% 107 fps
MRender 89.1
Gravity 83.8
Splatting 70.9
65% 81.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ512GDNU 512GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JUXA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 76 83 45 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 317
Write 98.7
Mixed 148
SusWrite 68.6
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 39.2
115% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 113
106% 171 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 101%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
9GB free
Firmware: 411040WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 380
Write 345
Mixed 276
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 47.3
170% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 87
131% 249 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62
195GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 365 344 344 340 340 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 456
Mixed 454
SusWrite 359
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 63.9
212% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 370
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 125%
Great: 130%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 31.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 29
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 30.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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