MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	264% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 19:59
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 867 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 154 Parallax 161 133% 160 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 135 Splatting 111 118% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 493 475 470 462 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 2,046 Mixed 1,825 SusWrite 492 392% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 86.3 282% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1293 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 749 588% 836 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 355%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 421GB free Firmware: SM15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 29 Write 67.7 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 102 41% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESTK.M8FE 2x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 34 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 115%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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