MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 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.
Graphics	89.8% 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 Drive	123% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 19:35
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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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
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,054 100% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 1527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 107 Parallax 110 91% 109 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 93.5 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 483 488 399 294 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 446 SusWrite 406 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.7 198% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 591GB free Firmware: 2AJ10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 91 92 92 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88.1 Write 53.8 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 90.6 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.3 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,736x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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