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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	201% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	15.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '21 at 12:40
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 120 2-Core 248 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 741 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 99.4 Parallax 90.6 83% 97.4 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 78.3 72% 90 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 329 297 269 237 211 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 2315 Write 1,397 Mixed 718 SusWrite 357 263% 1,197 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 65.2 139% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 869 655% 880 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 309%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 70GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 89 92 94 94 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.2% Good	Read 266 Write 119 Mixed 171 SusWrite 92.4 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 38 132% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 94.7 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 100 78% 106 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 75%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 59 20 114 39 17 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.2% Below average	Read 225 Write 94.3 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 76.6 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 10.1 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 119 119% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 694GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 163 165 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 126 Write 104 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 162 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 28,435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 35.1 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 6R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	38%	55	321	269	60	21.5"	1920 1080	AOC2269 2269WM

History: Score 44: 6R 3G 5B | Score 57: 6R 6G 9B

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

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	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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