MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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	43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 17:31
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 774 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 160 Parallax 164 123% 158 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 165 Splatting 67 91% 117 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 24 12 29 99 26 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 433 Write 265 Mixed 159 SusWrite 60.9 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 18 58% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 88.2 DQ Write 76.8 DQ Mixed 23.2 34% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 55%
OOS1000G 1TB 4,080 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 705GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 214 216 215 216 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 123 Mixed 85 SusWrite 213 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 465GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 100 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 88.1 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 99.6 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 61%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 532GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 93 94 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 92.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 92.2 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 8G3200CL16 2x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.8% 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 56: 8R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	19%	83	290	229	60	24"	1920 1080	BNQ78A7 BenQ GL2450H

History: Score 56: 6R 6G 8B | Score 56: 8R 4G 4B

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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	1,744x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	733x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	511x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	327x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $635

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16