MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.6% 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 Drive274% 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.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 01:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
88% 168 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 744
72% 593 Pts
64-Core 855
53% 855 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 75%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.6% Average
Lighting 59
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 62.3
48% 63.8 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 60.5
Splatting 55
50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
724GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1849 1813 1859 1873 1717 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,971
Write 1,298
Mixed 1,033
SusWrite 1,822
343% 1,531 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 49.4
161% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 458
DQ Mixed 1,106
730% 882 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 274%
Great: 488%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB
14TB free
Firmware: EN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 215 181 181 255 228 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 137
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 202
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.5
157% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 108%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 25.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 20.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $527
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