MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	213% 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.
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 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 19:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 67.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 906 90% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 116 Reflection 133 Parallax 114 95% 121 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 96.6 88% 99.3 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB 3,590 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 902 897 289 393 514 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,698 Write 71.1 Mixed 350 SusWrite 631 149% 688 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 50 236% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 542 484% 726 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 209%
Kbg40zns128g NVMe KIOXIA 128GB 840 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 0GB free Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 370 Write 320 Mixed 349 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 65.6 220% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 442 300% 367 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 201%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 201 208 208 209 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 161 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 208 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 191 194 192 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 186 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 194 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 26 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 111%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	3,012x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	805x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	722x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	573x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	535x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	845x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	382x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	288x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16