MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 988
89% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,402
87% 1,402 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 118
Parallax 120
100% 120 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 118
Splatting 97.4
102% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 256GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8TM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 201 135 107 102 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 610
Write 747
Mixed 486
SusWrite 126
110% 492 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 5
47% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 205
147% 192 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 213%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
111GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 128 131 134 133 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 442
Write 132
Mixed 163
SusWrite 185
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 25.7
114% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 92.8
84% 127 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 85%
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 189 192 192 192 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 330
Write 287
Mixed 261
SusWrite 194
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 37.2
148% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 186
163% 240 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 33
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%

 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 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
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: $642
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