MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 15%

 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 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 72.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 230
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 754
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 1,014
63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 82.6
Reflection 57.4
Parallax 105
67% 81.6 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 74
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 504
Write 428
Mixed 25.2
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 30.1
94% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 1.1
72% 168 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
425GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 157 156 155 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 155
Write 139
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 155
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.7% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 27
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 22.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $414
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