MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	264% 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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '23 at 13:14
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$151 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 77.8 1-Core 172 2-Core 342 104% 197 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 924 97% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 80.5 60% 77.3 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 71 Splatting 58.9 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1601 1597 768 1347 671 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,669 Write 1,707 Mixed 242 SusWrite 1,233 271% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 79.4 281% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 584 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 313 371% 630 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 277%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 335GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 48.1 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 64.8 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 43%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 879GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 109 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 108 65% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%
External USB3.0 DISK00 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 111 113 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 161 Write 155 Mixed 116 SusWrite 110 180% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 68%
External USB3.0 DISK01 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 418GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 113 113 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 111 143% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK02 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 128 Write 132 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 0.3 114% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 125GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 107 Write 115 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 0.1 104% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 75%
External USB3.0 DISK04 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 189 189 188 185 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 169 Write 152 Mixed 102 SusWrite 185 204% 152 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 146% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.4 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 25.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 110%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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