MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive205% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '20 at 04:50
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 79
1-Core 119
2-Core 219
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 766
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1264 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 65
Reflection 65.8
Parallax 79.3
53% 70 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 62.1
Splatting 54.2
49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 298 303 310 311 310 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 2,448
Write 1,469
Mixed 1,222
SusWrite 463
310% 1,400 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 51.4
183% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 921
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 166
208% 394 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 205%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 30.4
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 25.9
78% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $640
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