MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '23 at 07:48
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	REU-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 74.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 212 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 658 64% 526 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8,299 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Nvidia(10DE 2544) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 96.5 Parallax 117 103% 114 fps	MRender 87.7 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 85 74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3H01103 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 389 Write 304 Mixed 44 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 9.1 91% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 25 82% 175 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 931GB free Firmware: M6CR054 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 393 390 401 402 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 421 Write 413 Mixed 359 SusWrite 394 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 21.4 112% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 35.3 84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FB 1x16GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.8 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 5.3 15% 5.13 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,450 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,744x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	733x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	510x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16