MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	206% 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-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 816 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 121 Parallax 119 95% 119 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 106 Splatting 92.7 80% 99 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 426 426 427 424 404 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,588 Write 1,672 Mixed 1,312 SusWrite 492 284% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 72.1 245% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 889 644% 839 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 145GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 62 68 63 92 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 503 Write 451 Mixed 431 SusWrite 112 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 1.2 63% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 41.7 51% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 100%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 827GB free Firmware: JA0OA4D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 94 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 97 Mixed 38 SusWrite 92.9 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 34.9 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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