MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.8% 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 Drive86.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 13 '23 at 07:51
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 as expected (54th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 66
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
84% 159 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 646
77% 592 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.4%
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: 531.18
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 18.6
Parallax 22.8
19% 21.5 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 25.3
Splatting 18.8
19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253LE240G 240GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 407 326 6.3 6.8 6.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 400
Write 208
Mixed 354
SusWrite 185
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 41.7
148% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 198
177% 263 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
548GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 176 179 181 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 61.2
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 175
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
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
66.8% Good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 24.8
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $641
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