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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.2% 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	120% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '24 at 22:26
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3500-$140 16,466 User benchmarks, average bench 81% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 69.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 79% 147 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 646 72% 565 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 136 Parallax 85.9 77% 106 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 88.6 Splatting 76.9 71% 88 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 451 454 459 454 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 446 Mixed 443 SusWrite 453 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 55 178% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 280 235% 341 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 267GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 173 174 164 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 193 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 167 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905713-030.A00G 2x8GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 23.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 80%

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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	43	10	60	21.5"	1280 720	WAM2200 22-60Hz-FHD

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	327x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
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	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16