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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive329% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '20 at 03:56
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 991
96% 787 Pts
64-Core 1,409
87% 1,409 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 145
Parallax 146
126% 148 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
110% 139 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 808 813 814 813 814 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,681
Write 2489
Mixed 1,902
SusWrite 1,058
455% 2,032 MB/s
4K Read 70.4
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 97.8
328% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,352
DQ Write 1,145
DQ Mixed 1,245
934% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 329%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
925GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 494 494 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 494
Mixed 446
SusWrite 494
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.8
219% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB
28GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 35 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 294
Write 34.5
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 35.5
100% 106 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 5.1
865% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.2
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 5.5
891% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 33.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 35
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 111%

 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 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $442
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