MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 06:40
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.4 GHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 649 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 875 54% 875 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% PowerColor(148C 2391) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 40.4 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 48.2 33% 43.6 fps	Gravity 43.6 Splatting 42.5 38% 43 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
120gb SSD 120GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 386 389 394 399 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 434 Write 361 Mixed 284 SusWrite 387 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 11.5 81% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85.3 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 19.6 49% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 231GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 118 119 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 150 Write 132 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 118 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 185GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 141 141 142 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 141 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,042 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 3.2 3.8 3.3 4.1 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.71% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 3.5 22% 17 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.71% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 47%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	309x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	94x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

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