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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '24 at 13:09
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 5 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 68.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 875 89% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 6510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 215 Parallax 146 125% 171 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 495GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 82 81 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 357 Write 85.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 81.2 32% 147 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 25.2 110% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 83 DQ Mixed 118 91% 128 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 440GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 90 93 92 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 152 Write 138 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 92.8 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,417 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 26.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 124%

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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	70	58	120	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,691x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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