MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 05:38
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,121
102% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,495
92% 1,495 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 131
Parallax 113
99% 122 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 123
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001c00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 1070 1159 1170 828 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,744
Write 1,142
Mixed 899
SusWrite 881
260% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 60.3
236% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 383
328% 464 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 218%
Great: 259%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 97 95 96 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 73.3
Write 89.7
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 95.2
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8
14GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 12 10 10 10 10 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 127
Write 35
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 15.1
64% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.8
246% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 36.7
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 39.1
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 122%

 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 1,507 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: $641
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