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

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 05:15
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 314 97% 182 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 912 95% 761 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5021) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 138 Parallax 234 96% 163 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 122 Splatting 201 151% 183 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 512GB 5,508 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 233 253 246 239 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 369 Write 265 Mixed 213 SusWrite 243 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 11.8 39% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 159 136% 196 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 198 203 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 75.8 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 201 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 29.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%

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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	68	55	60	27"	1280 720	DELA197 DELL S2721QS

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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 $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 $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	318x
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	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16