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

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	17.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231025
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '23 at 08:03
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 751 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$289 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Zotac(19DA 1726); zotac solo 8gb rtx 4060 CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 116 Parallax 159 120% 141 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 120% 153 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB 3,461 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 83 110 31 117 84 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.8% Very poor	Read 188 Write 79.6 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 87.9 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 1.1 11% 5.9 MB/s	DQ Read 71.4 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 22.2 22% 36 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 154GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 150 148 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 152 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 341GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 100 102 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 161 Write 161 Mixed 103 SusWrite 101 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 8GB 3200MHz 2x8GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 36 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 32.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%

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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	69	55	144	24"	1280 720	GSM5B73 24GL600F

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,098x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	596x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	330x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	312x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	149x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	238x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	156x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16