MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.2% 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	302% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 950 92% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,366 84% 1,366 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 60.6 56% 66.1 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 69.2 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 842 522 771 841 521 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 2421 Mixed 1,841 SusWrite 761 425% 1,903 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 95.4 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,193 891% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 355%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 39GB free Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 282 67 159 205 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 445 Mixed 434 SusWrite 232 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.1 159% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 258 209% 291 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 377 Write 149 Mixed 196 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 24.4 97% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 61.2 DQ Mixed 104 96% 153 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 788GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 128 130 128 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 113 Write 120 Mixed 59 SusWrite 127 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 24GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 67 67 65 63 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 60.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 64.6 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.4 177% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 75%
Apple iPod 128GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 0GB free, PID 1261 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 12 Write 11.3 Mixed 11 15% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.5 98% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 34.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 34.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 115%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $436

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