MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220112
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '22 at 23:21
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 50,446 User benchmarks, average bench 75% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 247 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 676 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.4.1 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 20.3 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 31.4 16% 26.4 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 24.7 20% 25.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e100n 512G 512GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07828 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 79 86 112 123 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 392 Write 401 Mixed 184 SusWrite 134 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 24.7 102% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 48 DQ Mixed 132 96% 129 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 106%
Toshiba HG6 128GB 5,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 86GB free Firmware: JULA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 458 457 445 449 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 459 Mixed 433 SusWrite 451 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 41 134% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 352 261% 344 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 20GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 61.7 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 70.3 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 71GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 42 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 188 Write 41.8 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 43 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R022D408GX2-3200C16A 1x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 19.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	326x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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