MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateJan 29 '22 at 08:55
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 642
69% 546 Pts
64-Core 947
59% 947 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
Asus(1043 83C2) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
8.83% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 17.5
Parallax 9.6
8% 12.4 fps
MRender 15.7
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 10.8
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.83%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 242 269 267 230 277 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 725
Write 1,152
Mixed 450
SusWrite 291
147% 654 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 40.2
167% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 307
238% 327 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
538GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 177 178 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 179
Mixed 82
SusWrite 176
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
USB Disk 3.0 16GB
14GB free, PID 0918
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 22 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 124
Write 15.2
Mixed 36.4
SusWrite 21.1
50% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.4
97% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24.3
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,443 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $630
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