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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 893 86% 710 Pts	64-Core 1102 68% 1102 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 70.2 61% 74 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 68.7 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 303 307 308 310 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 406 SusWrite 323 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.9 209% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 435GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 492 494 496 393 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 466 SusWrite 440 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.8 208% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 372 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 124 127 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 125 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 37.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 116%

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

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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	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16