MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.8% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '21 at 09:59
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100F-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 222
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 564
61% 483 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5671
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 4.6
Parallax 5.6
5% 5.37 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kuijia DK500/120G 120GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2106XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 383 151 144 154 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 449
Write 429
Mixed 379
SusWrite 227
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 40.1
151% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 80.2
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 137
122% 176 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
922GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 189 189 189 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 180
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 188
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown LD4AU008G-H2666G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.4% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 52%

 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 4,446 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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