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

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	395% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '23 at 12:10
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$166 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 342 107% 200 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,078 104% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,396 86% 1,396 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% MSI(1462 3961) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.7.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 168 Parallax 354 139% 231 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 128 Splatting 196 165% 205 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 2284 2307 2499 2357 1704 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,613 Write 2,586 Mixed 2,427 SusWrite 2,239 556% 2,466 MB/s	4K Read 76.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 97.1 326% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1,205 897% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 194 196 193 196 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 146 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 189 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW256GX4M8E3200C16 2x31.5GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 36.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	50	32"	1280 720	VES3700 32W_LCD_TV

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $438

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16