MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 17:14
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100F-$70 39,812 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 231 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 625 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 2182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.4% Good	Lighting 86.5 Reflection 87.1 Parallax 79.2 70% 84.3 fps	MRender 88.5 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 70.2 64% 79.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 98GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 234 4.1 9.2 39 44 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 421 Write 152 Mixed 330 SusWrite 123 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 33 137% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 181 170% 262 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 102%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 122 117 29 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 2,153 Write 32.8 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 99.6 122% 583 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 22.8 4K Mixed 29.4 142% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 31.5 DQ Mixed 51.7 114% 254 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 295%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 49GB free Firmware: FH100-06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 97 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 95 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 96.2 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 103%

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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	48	12	144	24.5"	1280 720	ACR0742 XB253Q

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,757x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	738x
Core i5-10400Intel $126Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	512x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	382x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	329x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	134x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	104x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	210x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16