MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	328% 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-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '19 at 11:24
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 785 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 114 Parallax 118 95% 116 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 85.3 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 766GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 1933 1902 2003 1996 2002 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 1,995 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 1,865 439% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 77.7 258% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 511 449% 677 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 131 136 140 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 136 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 326% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 110%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 207 212 215 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 212 Mixed 76 SusWrite 211 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 151 146 141 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 136 Write 147 Mixed 106 SusWrite 146 183% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 35.2 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 32.9 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
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 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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