MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.5% 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 Drive119% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 700
72% 580 Pts
64-Core 930
58% 930 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 69.6
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 60
57% 65.6 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 65.7
Splatting 68.2
56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GSSD230S 512GB
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427BNR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 419 466 470 471 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 464
Mixed 427
SusWrite 456
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 50.9
176% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 285
234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 119%
Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 198 198 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 182
Mixed 30
SusWrite 198
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 33.8
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 29.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $367
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