MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190618
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '19 at 02:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
99% 183 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 956
95% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,108
69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 83
Parallax 80.8
65% 81.1 fps
MRender 78.1
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 65.7
58% 72 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 120 121 120 125 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 484
Write 279
Mixed 334
SusWrite 128
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 29.4
96% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 141
127% 191 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
381GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 161 162 161 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 158
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 156
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.5
168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 37.9
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 37.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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