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

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.9% 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 Drive	322% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 71.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 957 94% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,438 89% 1,438 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 18.4 16% 18 fps	MRender 15.3 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 20.7 15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2327 828 827 830 828 828 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2649 Write 2,505 Mixed 1,877 SusWrite 1078 454% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 93.7 317% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1164 877% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 355%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 106GB free Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 132 143 143 147 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 452 Write 383 Mixed 324 SusWrite 168 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 11.8 76% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 19.5 39% 78.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 56%
SanDisk USB Ultra 16GB 610 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8 7.3 7.5 7.6 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 11.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 7.3 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 24.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 109%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	309x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	304x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	148x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	95x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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