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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 21:24
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 69
1-Core 148
2-Core 286
89% 168 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 830
82% 672 Pts
64-Core 987
61% 987 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 92.5
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 71.7
75% 82 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 71.7
59% 72 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 128 132 143 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 157
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 138
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.2% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 25.9
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 24.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $436
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