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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '22 at 08:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 69.7
1-Core 32.5
2-Core 248
59% 117 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 810
79% 650 Pts
64-Core 1,015
63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 227
Parallax 197
150% 203 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 145
Splatting 129
123% 154 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 133%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 S 256GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 232 146 154 127 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 391
Write 370
Mixed 324
SusWrite 150
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 13.3
45% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 56.7
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 75.1
84% 136 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA72202 2TB
526GB free
Firmware: JKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 76 74 79 77 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 79.7
Write 84
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 75.2
48% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.7
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 25.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $473
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