MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	91% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 20:27
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 791 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 89.3 58% 76.9 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 68 Splatting 58.7 53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD VDRIVE 723GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 624GB free Firmware: 000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 452 453 459 459 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 466 Mixed 425 SusWrite 442 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 50.4 172% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 310 251% 354 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 205 194 205 202 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 685 Write 798 Mixed 274 SusWrite 238 112% 499 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 28.3 120% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 298 220% 291 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 214%
AMD T00 StoreMI 1.5TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 577GB free Firmware: 1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 112 112 113 100 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 465 Mixed 420 SusWrite 113 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 48.5 160% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 301 246% 351 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 110%
Seagate ST9640320AS 640GB-$270 5,562 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 500GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 67 70 69 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 72.7 Write 74.9 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 68.4 47% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 48.6 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 39.1 126% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 107%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16