MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '22 at 18:22
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 62.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 203
69% 126 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 595
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 102
Parallax 114
88% 108 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 89.1
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 409
Write 1,548
Mixed 451
183% 803 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 27.6
103% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 562
438% 607 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
271GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 77 76 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 408
Write 429
Mixed 311
SusWrite 76.8
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 12.1
85% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 84.5
DQ Mixed 102
85% 126 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 121%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194
463GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 99 98 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 92.2
Write 91.1
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 97.4
65% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 11.4
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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