MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	282% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 17:29
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 793 76% 630 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 2175 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 102 62% 84.7 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 61.4 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2261 617 615 612 614 615 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 2,099 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 889 385% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 84.4 280% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,021 761% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 268GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 485 416 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 463 SusWrite 441 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56.7 196% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 136GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 320 321 320 319 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 485 Mixed 459 SusWrite 343 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.6 205% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 184 182 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 48.7 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 38.7 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 34.1 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 111%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	592x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	129x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

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 $46

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