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

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	90.6% 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	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 14:39
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 137 2-Core 207 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 818 85% 682 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.6% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 109 Parallax 111 93% 111 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 91.5 87% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 250G 250GB 3,453 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2010XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 109 38 49 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 501 Write 434 Mixed 394 SusWrite 90 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 32.5 152% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 49.1 92% 177 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 122%
Colorful CN700 1TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 362% 502GB free Firmware: H230610a SusWrite @10s intervals: 2558 2540 2539 2510 1403 861 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,638 Mixed 2,086 SusWrite 2,069 530% 2,352 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 85.4 297% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,398 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,178 891% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 499%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 835GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 173 175 172 174 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 160 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 172 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 2x8GB 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 28.8 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 31.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 44: 0P 5R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	28%	29	94	50	144	23.6"	1280 720	HKC0000 HKC-M24G3F

History: Score 16: 0P 1R 2G 5B | Score 44: 0P 5R 4G 7B

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,098x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	596x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	328x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	149x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	237x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	156x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $437

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