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

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 00:28
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 701 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.2% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 79.2 76% 87.4 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 72.2 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 435 436 448 289 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 451 Mixed 452 SusWrite 396 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 54.5 180% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 258 200% 274 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 122%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 176 176 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71% Very good	Read 174 Write 174 Mixed 118 SusWrite 175 216% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,012 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 36.5 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 31.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,684x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	338x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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