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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.8% 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 Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 219
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 459
62% 459 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 38.6
Parallax 49.8
29% 41.4 fps
MRender 32.6
Gravity 34
Splatting 26.6
25% 31.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 4.5 19 8.3 45 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 447
Write 376
Mixed 228
SusWrite 67.1
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 17.1
74% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 90
DQ Mixed 41.2
48% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST320LT014-9YK142 320GB
58GB free
Firmware: 0001DEM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 109 109 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 114
Write 89.5
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 109
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 31.3
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 98%

 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 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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