MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive265% 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.
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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 23:37
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 825
80% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,023
63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1116 1124 1128 1125 987 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,123
Write 1,109
Mixed 1,047
SusWrite 944
290% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 82.7
274% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 652
539% 771 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 265%
Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
159GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 489 480 296 229 215 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 485
Mixed 411
SusWrite 366
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 56.3
188% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 372
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 30
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $640
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