MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	251% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 951 86% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,493 92% 1,493 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 193 Parallax 178 146% 183 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 181 Splatting 122 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1033 1084 1079 1074 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,671 Write 1,100 Mixed 1,026 SusWrite 890 261% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 86.3 304% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 605 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 261 352% 626 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 243%
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 451GB free Firmware: 02K0S6OA SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 389 396 398 392 391 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 418 Mixed 397 SusWrite 397 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 53.3 170% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 106 140% 251 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,694 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 26GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.36% Terrible	Read 1 Write 0.8 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 1 1% 0.82 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 0.36% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 35.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 35.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 111%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	73x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $640

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 $184	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) $35	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