MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 months ago, 4 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210412
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 25 '23 at 20:43
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 75
1-Core 121
2-Core 228
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 682
67% 549 Pts
64-Core 1,150
71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Gigabyte(1458 2319) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 66.8
Reflection 63.1
Parallax 94.6
54% 74.8 fps
Gravity 68.7
Splatting 37.6
45% 53.1 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,343
Write 1,806
Mixed 1,526
419% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 66.9
211% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 883
DQ Write 567
DQ Mixed 593
478% 681 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
113GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 192 81 82 82 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 462
Write 433
Mixed 394
SusWrite 159
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 41.3
146% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 367
276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
407GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 171 170 170 174 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 170
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 106%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
75GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 48 49 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Read 55.1
Write 34.1
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 49.1
35% 47.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 22.2
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 21.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 92.5
43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 85%

 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 52 21 60 21.5" 1280 720 DELA097 DELL P2214H
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