MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 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	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '23 at 05:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 732 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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)	3.76% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 4.9 4% 5.07 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Secureye SSD 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0929A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 130 89 31 4.7 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 507 Write 429 Mixed 416 SusWrite 103 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 31.5 146% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 46.1 102% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 526GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 147 149 148 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 116 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 147 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% 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 (23^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.1% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% 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	71	60	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	1,756x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	738x
Core i5-10400Intel $126Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	512x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	382x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	329x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	134x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	104x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	210x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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