MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 848 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 89.9 71% 88.6 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 76.9 Splatting 69.9 68% 84.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK62B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 221 147 114 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 470 Write 264 Mixed 340 SusWrite 155 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 41.9 158% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 201 172% 250 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 445GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 85 101 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 91.5 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C8FN 2x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 23.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,738x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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