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

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.5% 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	236% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 11:46
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$120 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 221 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 641 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 851 53% 851 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 79.9 48% 66.6 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 44.8 44% 55.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 524 527 532 517 530 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 1,885 Mixed 1,471 SusWrite 526 359% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 74.1 243% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 587 429% 564 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 318%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 161 152 142 153 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 160 Mixed 117 SusWrite 154 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 286% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 116%
IBM ServeRAID M1015 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 3.5TB free Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 317 Write 41 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 42.7 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 196%
IBM ServeRAID M1015 998GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: 2.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 27 29 28 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 142 Write 26.3 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 27.4 42% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 183%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 13,446 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 34.9 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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Gaming 64%

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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 $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,691x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16