MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.7% 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 Drive89.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 972
86% 732 Pts
64-Core 1,313
81% 1,313 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 36.2
Parallax 32.3
32% 35.7 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 34.4
29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 219 175 175 175 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 507
Write 492
Mixed 388
SusWrite 201
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 37.6
134% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 199
191% 298 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
476GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 148 149 146 147 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 136
Mixed 80
SusWrite 145
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.7% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,823 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $526
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