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

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	305% 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-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 06:15
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 70.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 313 94% 180 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,092 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 9460) CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 32.3 20% 28.5 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 20 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 913GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2730 2537 1148 1158 1154 1157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 2,587 Mixed 1,772 SusWrite 1,647 424% 1,867 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 81.9 281% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,402 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,343 1,001% 1,329 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 284%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.8 8.9 9 9 8.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 8.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 8.6 15% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.9 198% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 26.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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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