MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 5 months ago, 13 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '24 at 03:04
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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
Intel Core i5-10400-$99 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 786 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 982 61% 982 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8795) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 125 Parallax 108 92% 116 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 92.1 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 500GB SSD 500GB 5,765 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.0.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,610 Write 1,440 Mixed 969 297% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 42.8 221% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 410 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 63.2 174% 364 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 246%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 884GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 193 196 205 200 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 131 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 198 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G320081 2x8GB 3,053 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 20.8 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 100%

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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	57	75	23.8"	1280 720	ACR073C KA242Y

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Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,744x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	733x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	510x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	327x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $635

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