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

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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	163% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 6 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 19:36
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 3800X-$214 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 272 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 945 86% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,433 89% 1,433 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$429 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 174 Parallax 128 101% 142 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 113 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$36 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 272 81 21 8.6 75 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,289 Write 875 Mixed 854 SusWrite 89.8 172% 777 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 72.1 262% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 220 270% 457 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 460GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 91 38 37 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 136 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 80.8 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB 1,288 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 37.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 38.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 121%

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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	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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 $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,509x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $143Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	376x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	369x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	295x
RTX 3060Nvidia $285Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	277x
RTX 2060Nvidia $279Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	265x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	129x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	105x
A400 240GBKingston $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	102x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	358x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	173x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $393

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16