MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '23 at 17:30
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 713 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 5 4% 5.2 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Secureye SSD 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0929A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 190 158 177 148 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 468 Write 377 Mixed 395 SusWrite 189 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 45.6 74% 141 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 526GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 148 145 148 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 143 Write 60.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 146 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 1x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 9 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 48%

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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	64	47	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0B32 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,747x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	734x
Core i5-10400Intel $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	511x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $235Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	327x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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