MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive136% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220112
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 25 '22 at 16:22
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 660
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 860
53% 860 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.59
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 97.3
Parallax 83
64% 86.2 fps
MRender 79.8
Gravity 113
Splatting 78.1
73% 90.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 67%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 593 446 753 531 550 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 1,495
Mixed 648
SusWrite 639
173% 752 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 44.5
167% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 675
DQ Mixed 836
621% 829 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 136%
Great: 286%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54
132GB free
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.7 6.5 119 6.6 6.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 491
Write 269
Mixed 332
SusWrite 25.4
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 0.4
48% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
173GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 76 80 79 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 57.1
Write 14.7
Mixed 51.6
SusWrite 76.8
37% 50 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 34.2
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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