MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics118% 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 Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 85.3
2-Core 164
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 325
38% 297 Pts
64-Core 258
16% 258 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
XFX(1EAE 6601) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 135
Parallax 294
110% 188 fps
MRender 230
Gravity 141
Splatting 170
146% 180 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 136 137 137 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 510
Write 139
Mixed 199
SusWrite 136
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 36.9
136% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 122
98% 138 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 107%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
345GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 438 438 439 440 440 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,750
Mixed 1,351
SusWrite 520
293% 1,304 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 69.7
233% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 721
526% 691 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 198%
Great: 237%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33
899GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 179 182 181 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 176
Mixed 91
SusWrite 181
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
268% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL19-19-19 D4-2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 30.4
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 26
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $367
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