MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive109% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '19 at 10:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 200GE-$57
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 175
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 328
44% 330 Pts
64-Core 317
20% 317 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 3 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A40) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.88% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 7.28
5% 8.37 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.77 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.88%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 449 448 459 338 295 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 456
Mixed 449
SusWrite 404
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 50.6
174% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 222
167% 224 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 126%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
453GB free
Firmware: PB4OC60F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 88 87 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
49% Average
Read 87.1
Write 79.3
Mixed 43.1
SusWrite 83.6
54% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 49%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 32.2
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 19.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $611
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