MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.9% 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 Drive90.9% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 08:39
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 67.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 282
86% 163 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 746
82% 649 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB
CLim: 1476 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 24.5
Reflection 20.8
Parallax 23.7
20% 23 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 19.2
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253LE240G 240GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 465 447 196 34 34 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 354
Mixed 374
SusWrite 258
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 42.6
146% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 198
177% 263 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
885GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 202 199 202 202 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 192
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 197
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDR1 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.5% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 24.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 22.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $640
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