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 way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	64.7% 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.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '23 at 12:34
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 76.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 204 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 552 50% 423 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.3% 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	64.7% Good	Lighting 82.7 Reflection 100 Parallax 62.7 67% 81.9 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 72.5 59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 486 Write 409 Mixed 10 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.3 27% 7.1 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 154 Write 155 Mixed 97.4 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 987GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 191 Write 170 Mixed 91.1 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 776% 6.17 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 83.2 Write 116 Mixed 73.4 68% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.8 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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 22.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% 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	68	56	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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	206x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $369

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16