MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 03:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
98% 181 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,082
101% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,240
77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 143
Parallax 144
105% 139 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 134
Splatting 119
101% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$53
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM52.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 86 70 87 74 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 557
Write 536
Mixed 537
SusWrite 101
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 5
46% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 128
146% 247 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 135 179 175 177 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 80.9
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 154
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 19
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 20.8
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,443 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $637
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