MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '21 at 08:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 79.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 756 75% 614 Pts	64-Core 978 60% 978 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2034 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.6% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 69.3 55% 70.1 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 67.9 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 132 134 249 135 135 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31% Below average	Read 145 Write 82.8 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 171 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 11.3 47% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 85%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55 6,982 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 298GB free Firmware: PC3OC70E SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 99 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 84.6 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 99 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 57%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 804GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 164 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 28.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	75	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	309x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $36Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	94x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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