MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.2% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 817
81% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238
Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Lighting 91.1
Reflection 85.4
Parallax 87.9
74% 88.2 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 76.6
73% 91.8 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 240GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 98 78 86 84 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 460
Write 286
Mixed 334
SusWrite 130
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 37.4
146% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 190
167% 248 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
721GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 96 96 96 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 94
Write 66
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 95.5
56% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 59%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB
686GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 106 106 108 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 143
Write 104
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 106
137% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 62%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB
2TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 153 154 154 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 146
Write 148
Mixed 47
SusWrite 153
164% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 56%
Sony Storage Media 64GB
37GB free, PID 06b0
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 14 16 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
8.02% Terrible
Read 21.8
Write 6.8
Mixed 14.8
SusWrite 14.7
18% 14.5 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.02%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 26.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $635
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