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

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '24 at 09:11
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 5600-$139 9,841 User benchmarks, average bench 93% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 79.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 754 79% 633 Pts	64-Core 1031 64% 1031 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$235 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 89.4 Reflection 87.6 Parallax 80.4 73% 85.8 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 72.7 70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingbank KP320 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.30.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 414 378 323 100 322 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 474 Write 352 Mixed 344 SusWrite 316 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 19.3 122% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 25.1 64% 132 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF432C16BB/16-SP 1x16GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.8% 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 40: 0P 3R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	31%	59	216	59	165	23.8"	1920 1080	HKC2431 24E3

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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	1,099x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	596x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	330x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $235Bench 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 $36Bench 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: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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