MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.4% 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 Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 16:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 229
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 764
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 893
55% 893 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 134
Parallax 125
101% 128 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 67 77 75 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 280
Write 124
Mixed 168
SusWrite 71.2
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 35.3
137% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.2
DQ Write 84.5
DQ Mixed 100
72% 91.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 73%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
437GB free
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 93 90 93 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 87
Mixed 64
SusWrite 91.8
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.9
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 35.1
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 28.4
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $348
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