MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	272% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '24 at 23:51
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 208 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 938 83% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,347 83% 1,347 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 1631 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 20.6 Parallax 20.3 16% 20.2 fps	MRender 17.4 Gravity 20.8 Splatting 18.6 16% 18.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM790 1TB 2,152 User benchmarks, average bench 409% 561GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11296 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1834 1966 1655 638 572 578 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,320 Write 1,921 Mixed 2,037 SusWrite 1,207 420% 1,871 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 71.7 244% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 686 509% 680 MB/s
Poor: 260% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 534%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 120GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 89GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 139 148 151 140 138 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 292 Write 153 Mixed 187 SusWrite 140 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 20.5 71% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 122 104% 152 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 534GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 151 142 143 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 100 Write 119 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 143 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 33.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 33 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 103%

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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	71	60	60	21.5"	1280 720	AOC2269 2269W

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $185Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	207x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16