MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	233% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230427
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 15:25
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 5600G-$133 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 73.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 288 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 816 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 974 60% 974 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$300 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 4107) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 116 Parallax 157 136% 146 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 127 Splatting 102 109% 138 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston M2 NVME SSD 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1006A5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 1439 1475 1578 525 257 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	233% Outstanding	Read 1,855 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,151 SusWrite 1,126 310% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 36.8 175% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 585 516% 770 MB/s
Poor: 200% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 233%
Zozt G3000 240 240GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 166GB free Firmware: DCS1T3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 93 82 96 80 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 451 Write 199 Mixed 299 SusWrite 131 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 32.8 130% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 183 161% 238 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 281GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 109 114 111 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 52.8 Write 131 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 112 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.3 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF432C16BB/8-SP 2x8GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 26.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 0P 0R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	15%	20	174	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	MDA0215 N2255

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	328x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	148x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	237x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16