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

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.5% 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	294% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 16:37
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 864 85% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.6 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.3 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 452 453 457 456 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2762 Write 2,143 Mixed 1,629 SusWrite 517 392% 1,763 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 94.6 322% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 562 586% 965 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 318%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 427 430 427 425 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 458 Mixed 327 SusWrite 428 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 38.3 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 172 173% 275 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 70 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 593GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 139 142 145 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 99.6 Write 92.8 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 143 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 35.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 35.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16