MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B87
MotherboardMSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 29 '20 at 03:52
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 206
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 611
58% 479 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.2% Good
Lighting 84.7
Reflection 84.3
Parallax 80
69% 83 fps
MRender 80.9
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 68
61% 75 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 382 375 382 376 382 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,305
Write 999
Mixed 921
SusWrite 532
210% 939 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 43.1
143% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 765
556% 725 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 161%
Great: 302%
Adata SP600 128GB
102GB free
Firmware: 2.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 108 121 102 105 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.9% Below average
Read 179
Write 115
Mixed 102
SusWrite 108
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 17.6
58% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 86.5
89% 148 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 12
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) Builds (Compare 1,690 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $443
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