MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 20:10
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 859 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 1058 66% 1058 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Gigabyte(1458 2337) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 136 Parallax 245 97% 166 fps	MRender 220 Gravity 116 Splatting 147 129% 161 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 2,164 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT03L0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 457 Mixed 342 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.8 195% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 304 247% 350 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 105%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 98GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 321 320 320 309 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 333 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.6 218% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 294GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 123 126 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 125 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 173 170 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 153 Mixed 66 SusWrite 171 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 2R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	14%	84	320	254	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AUS2421 ASUS VG249

History: Score 1: 0R 0G 1B | Score 30: 2R 5G 5B

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	325x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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