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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive367% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 04:46
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 85.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
98% 181 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 963
95% 778 Pts
64-Core 1,395
86% 1,395 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 119
Parallax 127
110% 127 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 106
Splatting 87.3
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
699GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2406 2104 1491 1481 1472 1485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 2,652
Write 2,489
Mixed 1934
SusWrite 1,740
495% 2,204 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 95.6
318% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,354
DQ Write 1,135
DQ Mixed 1,241
930% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 367%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 193 198 200 207 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 158
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 198
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 33.6
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 33.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84%
Great: 110%

 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 5,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $444
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