MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '23 at 12:17
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 617 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.4% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 102 Parallax 63.3 68% 83.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 71.7 60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 474 Write 374 Mixed 6.7 62% 285 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.2 23% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 41GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 177 Write 146 Mixed 113 108% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 987GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 202 Write 193 Mixed 81 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 647% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion HDD 5TB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1901 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 86.5 Write 113 Mixed 72.6 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB 7,702 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 96%

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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	71	59	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $185Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	207x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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