MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.6% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B87
MotherboardMSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180713
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 13:27
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 250
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 819
80% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,031
64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Lighting 67.5
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 61.1
55% 65.7 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 54
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7KM480HMHQ-00005 480GB
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GXM5104Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 478 484 482 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 478
Mixed 396
SusWrite 480
104% 459 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 51.4
174% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 367
276% 367 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
SSD 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM81.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 299 301 303 302 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 307
Mixed 303
SusWrite 302
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 41.4
162% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 219
190% 280 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 95%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 140 137 134 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 137
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 29.4
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $448
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