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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '22 at 14:35
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 356
45% 343 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Gigabyte(1458 2271) 2GB
CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 35.9
24% 31.6 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 28.4
Splatting 27.3
22% 27.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
222GB free
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 205 202 329 215 216 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 310
Write 134
Mixed 214
SusWrite 250
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 25.8
95% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 185
149% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 100%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 73 88 90 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 35.5
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 83.4
51% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
154% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 58%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
796GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 137 145 141 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 121
Write 34.8
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 141
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 14.7
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 16.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

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