MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	8.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190923
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 72.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 901 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% MSI(1462 8A91) CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	8.72% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 35.4 0% 22.1 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 28.2 Splatting 34 26% 30.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 8.72% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 145 59 67 43 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 487 Write 324 Mixed 336 SusWrite 102 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 33.6 144% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 170 155% 232 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 100%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 336GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 469 473 474 434 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 469 Mixed 454 SusWrite 435 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 35.8 119% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 254 185% 242 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 863GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 206 205 208 206 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 142 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 205 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 24.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 109%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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