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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.5% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 17:08
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$78 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 243 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 781 72% 605 Pts	64-Core 1,076 67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 31.0.12027.9001 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.5% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 166 84% 128 fps	MRender 89.8 Gravity 113 Splatting 76.4 75% 93 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 466 Mixed 444 105% 473 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 51.1 164% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 298 245% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$34 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 33.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% 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 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	43	7	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0FDD C27JG5x

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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 $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,700x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	425x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	413x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	343x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	320x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	399x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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