MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 18 '19 at 11:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 72.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 279
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 794
83% 665 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 135
Parallax 131
114% 136 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 119
Splatting 97
102% 129 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 243 245 245 250 244 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 441
Write 30
Mixed 310
SusWrite 246
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 32.1
116% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 186
166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81%
Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45
284GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 66 26 41 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 60.7
Write 64.5
Mixed 14
SusWrite 44.6
33% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 26
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 23.4
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $439
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