MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 11:53
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 628
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75% Very good
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 87.5
Parallax 65.8
81% 84.1 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 79.5
64% 77.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 42 54 65 8.5 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 424
Write 375
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 80.5
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 0
28% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 0.3
DQ Write 0.6
DQ Mixed 29
14% 9.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 92%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
69GB free
Firmware: GS2OA3E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 81 81 83 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 77
Write 89
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 81.8
49% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 28.3
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

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