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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1720 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 21:46
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 135
2-Core 276
85% 160 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 786
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 900
56% 900 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 868A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.6% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 96.6
Parallax 97.2
80% 97.1 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 86.9
Splatting 73.6
74% 92.8 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 168 93 114 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 481
Write 395
Mixed 236
SusWrite 145
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 37.4
133% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 158
156% 249 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
925GB free
Firmware: CC63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 208 207 207 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 188
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 206
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 22.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 20.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 85%

 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 5,268 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)

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