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

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.2% 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	102% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '22 at 01:38
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 654 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 93.9 Parallax 90.1 84% 95.5 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 84.1 Splatting 76.6 74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 272 273 271 269 266 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 467 Mixed 444 SusWrite 279 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 46 157% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB 1,580 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 200 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 204 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 201 112% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 197 197 198 199 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 135 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 197 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 64GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 58GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 3 7.2 9 9 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	9.28% Terrible	Read 38.4 Write 20.2 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 7.5 24% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 2.3 108% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.28% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 106%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	339x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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