MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 18:45
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 879 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 141 Parallax 130 101% 132 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 37 101 76 51 88 MB/s Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.7% Good	Read 270 Write 113 Mixed 187 SusWrite 73.9 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 42.7 128% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 84.5 68% 97.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 100%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 118GB free Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 647 645 617 562 611 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,589 Write 652 Mixed 709 SusWrite 619 197% 892 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 54.7 219% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 699 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 398 316% 452 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 188%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 498GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 196 196 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 174 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 195 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 143 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 136 Mixed 72 SusWrite 144 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 38.6 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,998x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	532x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	424x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	844x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	380x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	287x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $532

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 $177	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