MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% 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 Drive38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 255
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 658
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.8
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 0.1
32% 14.4 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 32.8
29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 120GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM51.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 67 27 28 30 55 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 50
Write 302
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 52.6
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 22.5
90% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 92.1
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 180
122% 147 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
859GB free
Firmware: CC4D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 195 198 193 192 199 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 124
Mixed 86
SusWrite 194
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
32GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 62 62 62 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 79
Write 60.3
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 62.2
45% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRX3000D464L16S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 34.7
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 31.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

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