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

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 814 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 10 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 104 8% 43.2 fps	MRender 75.7 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 64.5 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 467 466 470 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 209 Mixed 382 SusWrite 467 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 39.2 150% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 169 161% 248 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 160GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1197 1197 991 359 367 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,004 Mixed 1,238 SusWrite 746 250% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 70.1 245% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 819 637% 867 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 223%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 260GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 101 98 102 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 54.5 Write 119 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 97 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 34.8 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
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	396x
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: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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