MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	12.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	198% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230711
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '23 at 07:09
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$133 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 313 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 850 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 1636) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Lighting 13.5 Reflection 17.5 Parallax 19.4 11% 16.8 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 21.1 15% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 588 835 53 579 885 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,199 Write 59.9 Mixed 82 SusWrite 526 101% 467 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 77.7 238% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 968 720% 961 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 305%
WD120G(120GB) 120GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 71GB free Firmware: T0707A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 81 92 45 66 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 476 Write 405 Mixed 346 SusWrite 95.6 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 20.3 122% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 30.8 78% 157 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 247GB free Firmware: CC6B SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 112 111 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 20.9 Write 120 Mixed 39 SusWrite 110 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 1x8GB 3,623 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 63%

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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	30	7	61	16.7"	1440 877	HWP2842

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $133Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	17x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	15x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $94Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	13x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	14x
RTX 4060Nvidia $300Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	8x
RX 6600AMD $330Bench 86%, 20,866 samples	7x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
M.2 P300 512GBPatriotBench 179%, 1,689 samples	5x
TM8FP6256G 256GBTeamBench 165%, 5,658 samples	4x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	7x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	5x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $171

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16