MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.6% 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 Drive	100% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 22:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 618 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 68.4 60% 71.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 69.9 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 265 270 272 274 274 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 456 Mixed 380 SusWrite 285 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 43.7 153% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 234 214% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 895GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 432 422 438 413 409 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 432 Mixed 400 SusWrite 425 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 38.6 143% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 301 246% 349 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 279GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 537GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 107 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 126 Write 109 Mixed 94 SusWrite 108 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 4,372 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 36.3 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 26.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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 $48Bench 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: $341

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $52

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