MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.2% 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	196% 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-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '24 at 17:47
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GHA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$118 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 78.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 748 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,015 63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P620 6,548 User benchmarks, average bench 18% Nvidia(10DE 1264) 2GB CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 19.8 18% 23 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 21.9 18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 19%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 590 582 606 608 608 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,535 Write 1,251 Mixed 941 SusWrite 597 241% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 57.2 216% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 872 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 327 351% 592 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 215%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U2S8MF-16 1x16GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 10.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 59%

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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	23"	1280 720	DEL4098 DELL P2314H

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,760x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	741x
Core i5-10400Intel $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	512x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	383x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	329x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	134x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	105x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	210x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $593

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16