MSI B450M/ac

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.6% 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 Drive	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	MSI B450M/ac (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 02:37
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 880 91% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 86.9 55% 75.1 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 58.7 53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 136 151 125 123 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 460 Write 392 Mixed 195 SusWrite 145 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 6.9 54% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 27.6 41% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 55%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 466GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 432 430 430 430 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,576 Write 1,626 Mixed 1,150 SusWrite 514 272% 1,217 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 83.3 300% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,001 809% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 215 210 212 213 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 163 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 212 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3000 1x8GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

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

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M/ac

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	40x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	21x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	2x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	27x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	11x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	4x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	22x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x

RAM
BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 3,404 samples	8x
CL18-20-20 D4-3000 1x8GBUnknownBench 47%, 374 samples	8x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	3x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $264

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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