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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.7% 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 Drive102% 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-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 11:25
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 72.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 697
66% 546 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
MSI(1462 3822) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 54.3
Parallax 109
62% 79.6 fps
MRender 53.7
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 73.5
56% 67.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 462 465 466 132 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 466
Mixed 438
SusWrite 343
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 47
156% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 298
222% 294 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 102%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905702-082.B00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 30.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 94%

 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 5,271 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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