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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '23 at 13:18
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$81 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 129 2-Core 221 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 722 70% 574 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 86.2 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 70.8 70% 81.2 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 64.4 65% 81.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geil R3_240GB 240GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 12 8.9 52 17 23 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 505 Write 402 Mixed 16.6 SusWrite 60.4 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 0.4 31% 9.93 MB/s	DQ Read 42.5 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 0.5 8% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 77%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 221GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 75 77 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 69.8 Write 47.9 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 76.4 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 22,419 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 24 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 98%

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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	36	9	144	24"	1920 1027	VSC5A37 XG240R SERIES

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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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,693x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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