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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 68.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 272 84% 158 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 827 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.4% Good	Lighting 83.9 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 72.3 68% 77.5 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 69.2 66% 82.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 19 10 15 33 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 432 Write 92.3 Mixed 103 SusWrite 21.2 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 3.9 52% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 43.2 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 15.9 16% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 55%
Intel Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$65 11,104 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 101GB free Firmware: 123P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 327 83 109 126 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 570 Mixed 572 SusWrite 223 124% 557 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.3 173% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 313 265% 377 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 180 182 178 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 110 Write 155 Mixed 68 SusWrite 176 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 250% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 90%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 133 133 135 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 100 Write 137 Mixed 85 SusWrite 133 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.2 181% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 26.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 24.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 95%

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Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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