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

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	153% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 07:11
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 120 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 586 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 892 55% 892 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 198 Parallax 192 183% 205 fps	MRender 229 Gravity 154 Splatting 125 133% 169 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,812 Write 5,668 Mixed 5,780 1,286% 5,753 MB/s	4K Read 428 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 267 1,112% 308 MB/s	DQ Read 1,352 DQ Write 471 DQ Mixed 853 645% 892 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 77 90 90 74 105 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 446 Write 386 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 94.7 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 16.7 84% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 33.6 65% 129 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 86%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 175GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 91 93 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 104 SusWrite 90.5 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 83%
WD WD30EURX 3TB-$141 1,455 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 106GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 130 127 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 117 Mixed 71 SusWrite 122 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 83%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 297GB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 130 129 143 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 137 Mixed 84 SusWrite 135 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 593GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 105 107 85 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 91 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 87.1 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 100%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 748GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 182 186 184 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 190 Write 188 Mixed 140 SusWrite 184 237% 175 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.7 256% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 574GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 11 12 8.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 110 Write 113 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 11.3 105% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 68%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 180 182 180 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 183 Write 189 Mixed 125 SusWrite 181 229% 169 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.7 245% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 4x8GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 39.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 25.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	26.9"	1280 720	AUS2706 VG27AQ1A

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Desktop 87%

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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	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16