MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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 Drive	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190829
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 02:51
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 149 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 998 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,322 82% 1,322 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 155 Parallax 155 130% 156 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 134 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 2 500GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 131 130 128 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 237 Write 304 Mixed 354 SusWrite 132 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 20.8 59% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 128 77% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 247%
Amd-raid Array 3 1TB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 341GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 123 122 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 460 Write 425 Mixed 431 SusWrite 123 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 14.4 52% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 97.2 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 129 105% 145 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 332%
Amd-raid Array 4 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 125 123 121 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 452 Write 504 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 125 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 6.7 49% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 146 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 188%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 1,574 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 104 103 102 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 14.7 Write 117 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 102 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.2 169% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 212%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 33.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 6R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	58%	33	341	277	60	27"	1920 1080	LEN61C7 LEN S27i-10

History: Score 35: 5R 2G 4B | Score 53: 6R 5G 8B

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	293x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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