MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 90%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 777
77% 629 Pts
64-Core 975
60% 975 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.3% Good
Lighting 85.6
Reflection 86.5
Parallax 75.7
70% 82.6 fps
MRender 79.3
Gravity 78.8
Splatting 81.1
65% 79.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 66 126 65 110 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 514
Write 455
Mixed 429
SusWrite 135
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 1.2
109% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 20
DQ Mixed 26.9
43% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 192 190 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 190
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 191
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 31.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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