MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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 Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 04:02
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 80.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 273 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 806 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 138 Parallax 142 117% 141 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 125 Splatting 101 106% 134 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 71 71 70 73 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 463 Write 353 Mixed 335 SusWrite 90.6 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 34.1 141% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 187 169% 254 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 85%
C6308 64GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 59GB free Firmware: Q0111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 187 181 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 477 Write 183 Mixed 172 SusWrite 184 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 11.8 92% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 69.2 80% 134 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 774GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 158 157 163 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 173 Mixed 82 SusWrite 156 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: 0401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 202 200 198 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 159 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 199 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$50 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 32 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 31 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	295x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	212x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $160Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $269Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $661

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