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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.4% 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	161% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 908 92% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.4% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 135 Parallax 116 98% 124 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 119 Splatting 103 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$33 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 219 238 187 200 317 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,709 Write 209 Mixed 327 SusWrite 242 134% 622 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 22.4 194% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 318 288% 452 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 228%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 66GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 3.8 82 112 141 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 460 Write 383 Mixed 246 SusWrite 116 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 16.6 75% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 32.1 43% 79.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 136GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 54 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 458 Mixed 402 SusWrite 91.9 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 48 166% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 247 208% 301 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 444 451 454 454 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 445 Mixed 224 SusWrite 449 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 36.3 146% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 120 128% 215 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 850GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 132 132 123 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 90.7 Write 90.5 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 129 111% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 41% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 34.5 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

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Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,684x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	338x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

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