MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.4% 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	88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 736 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 37 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 38.3 30% 38.8 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 27.5 28% 35 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
35TTM8SSATA-1TB 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 814GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 389 136 68 158 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 503 Write 430 Mixed 431 SusWrite 225 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 34.6 141% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 0.5 74% 177 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 277GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 150 154 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70% Very good	Read 91.4 Write 93.1 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 152 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 694GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 62.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 63.7 81% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 4,372 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.8 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16