MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 250
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 832
82% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,043
65% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 116
Parallax 122
107% 123 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 102
Splatting 89.2
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 240GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0200Ie10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 65 64 64 64 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 471
Write 168
Mixed 351
SusWrite 102
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 33.3
139% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 174
157% 235 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 90%
Intenso Portable SSD 512GB
396GB free
Firmware: 0506
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 383 383 383 383 383 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 402
Write 381
Mixed 359
SusWrite 384
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 18.1
81% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 33.8
56% 107 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 70%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 189 186 182 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 168
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 185
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 27.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $637
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