MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.8% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 16:52
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 705
68% 562 Pts
64-Core 869
54% 869 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.8% Very poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 48.7
Parallax 65.2
0% 38 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 53.3
52% 65.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX1R4F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 96 97 101 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 112
Write 106
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 97.8
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.2% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.4
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 90.9
44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,851 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $369
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