MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '19 at 06:22
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 726
75% 601 Pts
64-Core 908
56% 908 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.6.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 90.5
Parallax 153
88% 117 fps
MRender 88.7
Gravity 111
Splatting 129
92% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB
625GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 434 447 457 454 453 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 373
Mixed 339
SusWrite 434
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 42.2
163% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 182
168% 258 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 254GB
105GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 476 478 481 480 481 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 381
SusWrite 473
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 48.5
170% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 365
268% 348 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 117%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (90th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
100% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 33.7
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 28.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $640
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