MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '24 at 23:26
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 78 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 97% 183 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 855 93% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 111 Parallax 112 96% 114 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 103 Splatting 93 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 314 221 191 202 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 482 Write 417 Mixed 337 SusWrite 258 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 29.3 98% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 228 177% 243 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS832A.M8FJ 2x8GB 359 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 29.6 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 104%

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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	56	60	27"	1280 720	DELA197 DELL S2721QS

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,693x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $392

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16