MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 15:16
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 61%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 246
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 742
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 130
Parallax 118
112% 128 fps
MRender 158
Gravity 115
Splatting 81.1
92% 118 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 104%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 123 95 109 131 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 187
Write 164
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 113
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
69.7% Good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 28.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 23.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,100 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $473
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