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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.7% 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 Drive117% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 19:05
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 63%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$179
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 70.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 293
90% 170 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 905
87% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,385
86% 1,385 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 54
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 60.8
44% 58.2 fps
MRender 62.2
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 74.3
55% 66 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 423 451 458 455 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 456
Mixed 440
SusWrite 417
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 51.7
175% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 296
244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
Goodram C40 240GB
34GB free
Firmware: S8FM08.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 386 395 400 383 401 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 458
Write 380
Mixed 323
SusWrite 370
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 30.8
113% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 112
100% 149 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
427GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 36 31 67 70 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 1.7
Write 14.3
Mixed 2.3
SusWrite 42.9
11% 15.3 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 25.5
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 20.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 111%

 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 5,289 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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