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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 192 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 608 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.7% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 73.1 62% 75.3 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 59.7 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 186 189 184 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 451 Write 148 Mixed 283 SusWrite 222 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 40.1 138% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 161 164% 269 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 905GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 458 481 482 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 474 Mixed 407 SusWrite 459 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 43.1 146% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 367 275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%
hp x900w 124GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 27GB free, PID 8140 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 37 38 38 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 200 Write 47.7 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 34.2 95% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.3 70% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 28.4 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 21.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

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 $40Bench 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

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16