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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	274% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 952 85% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 232D) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.8.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 139 Parallax 319 116% 200 fps	MRender 234 Gravity 145 Splatting 172 148% 184 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 523GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1733 1735 1422 1086 1023 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2016 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,864 SusWrite 1,482 429% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 67.4 224% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 789 577% 765 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 349%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 38.9 Write 39 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 39.7 52% 38 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.3 430% 7.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1 408% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.7 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 29.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 1G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	8%	106	333	266	60	34.8"	1360 768	ELE0000 ELEFW328B

History: Score 8: 1R 1G 0B | Score 14: 1R 1G 6B

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16