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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 74.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 304
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 1,012
93% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,437
89% 1,437 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 114
Parallax 123
100% 120 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 106
Splatting 95.5
90% 113 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 453
Write 270
Mixed 328
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 3.1
109% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 11.5
DQ Mixed 137
92% 116 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
608GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 162 158 161 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 157
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 160
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.7% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 31.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 32.5
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 135%

 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 5,282 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: $441
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