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

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% 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 Drive	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 19:29
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 872 90% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 44.1 38% 53.8 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 44 Splatting 38.5 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 99 101 90 83 MB/s Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67% Good	Read 254 Write 150 Mixed 188 SusWrite 92.7 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 36.6 149% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 93.6 81% 119 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 75%
Sandisk SD7SB6S-128G-1006 128GB 2,125 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 70GB free Firmware: X3511006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 170 172 157 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 326 Mixed 196 SusWrite 175 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 45.4 154% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 192 159% 230 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 212GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 105 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 63.6 Write 43.6 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 104 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 19.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 58%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
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 $274	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 $184	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