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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 15:38
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 68.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 297
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 818
82% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,074
66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.2% Below average
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 103
Parallax 181
0% 94.5 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 111
Splatting 139
98% 116 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 417 415 431 421 431 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 477
Mixed 270
SusWrite 412
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 49.1
180% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 249
197% 275 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 24.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $445
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