MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 78.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 789 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,292 80% 1,292 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 240 2,991 User benchmarks, average bench 4% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.95% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 6.6 4% 5.27 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 5.4 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.95% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB 2,360 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: S2681102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,413 Write 1,060 Mixed 170 262% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 66.2 225% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 636 DQ Mixed 372 352% 547 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 276%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 620GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 22 18 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 17.5 Mixed 13 SusWrite 17.9 12% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,995x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	532x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	424x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	842x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	380x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	287x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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