MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.1% 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	87.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 08:10
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 110 2-Core 221 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 721 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 61.6 59% 68 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 70.4 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 244 97 78 77 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 489 Write 423 Mixed 385 SusWrite 141 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 44.4 152% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 232 188% 264 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 124GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 64 64 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 79.5 Write 78 Mixed 66 SusWrite 62.9 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 85%
HitachiG ST 1TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 49GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 105 Write 88.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 104 110% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 35.3 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16