MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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 Drive	255% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 17:25
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 945 88% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,515 94% 1,515 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 184 Parallax 187 154% 187 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 141 Splatting 125 117% 146 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 523GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 1538 1552 1374 1374 1161 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,399 Mixed 1,089 SusWrite 1,419 300% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68 231% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 861 DQ Mixed 316 394% 697 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 295%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 165 164 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 164 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 166 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G26C16U4W.8FD 2x8GB 646 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 91%

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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	8	6	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,735x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $117Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $638

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