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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.9% 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	70.5% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 00:56
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 71.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 304 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 570 52% 434 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 95% 113 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 100 Splatting 95.1 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 216 175 205 182 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 420 Write 351 Mixed 268 SusWrite 197 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 28.5 98% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 142 137% 217 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 27.4 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 103%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16