MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 17:11
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$190 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 857 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$30 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBB.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 425 Write 396 Mixed 358 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 37.8 140% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 183 162% 241 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 86%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 174GB free Firmware: S211028a SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 414 417 417 409 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 454 Mixed 430 SusWrite 415 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 38.9 143% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 229 178% 239 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 378GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 106 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 166 173 179 166 165 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 133 Write 169 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 170 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3333C16 2x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.9 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 34: 0P 5R 3G 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
34%	42%	19	93	47	144	0"	1920 1080

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	295x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	212x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $658

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369