MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.6% 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 Drive196% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 26 '20 at 02:29
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 715
68% 564 Pts
64-Core 1,118
69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 110
Parallax 100
81% 103 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 97.7
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 487 467 466 464 464 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 2,047
Write 1,144
Mixed 614
SusWrite 488
236% 1,073 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 64.4
180% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 337
325% 518 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 196%
Great: 311%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB
697GB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 36.4
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 38.7
47% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 25.1
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 24
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 95.1
42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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