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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 18:55
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 74 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 688 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 931 58% 931 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 115 Parallax 232 119% 164 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 159 114% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 433 Mixed 414 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 29.3 126% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 7.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 30% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 54GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 114 61 76 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 492 Write 432 Mixed 419 SusWrite 129 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.7 51% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 731GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 166 165 168 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 168 Mixed 99 SusWrite 165 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
G-tech ArmorATD 1TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 483GB free Firmware: 1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 38 Write 19.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 19.7 18% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 85%
G-tech ArmorATD 5TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4.5TB free Firmware: 2004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 118 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 70 Write 109 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 118 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.8 253% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 70%
Generic USB2.0-CRW-Combo 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 104GB free, PID 0150 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 26 Write 25 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 25.9 34% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.9 118% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.8% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 21.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 105%

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

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16