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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

15 days ago, 15 days ago, 8 days ago, 7 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 23:26
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 69.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 794 84% 671 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 115 Parallax 71.3 60% 86.4 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 71.7 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 256GB 1,320 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMM02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 471 484 482 481 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 486 Mixed 344 SusWrite 476 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 53.2 186% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 344 266% 362 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 118%
Kingston SNV2S500G 500GB 18,653 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 124GB free Firmware: EJFK3N.7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,583 Write 2,365 Mixed 1,448 404% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 72.1 277% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 1,018 772% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 323%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40 13,720 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 131GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 101 100 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 101 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 100 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 0P 5R 10G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	54%	39	212	57	144	27"	1280 720	WAM2700 XC27HD

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 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 $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	330x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	312x
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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	238x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	156x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16