MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '20 at 11:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 67
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 194
66% 119 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 586
57% 469 Pts
64-Core 932
58% 932 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.9% Very good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 143
66% 100 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 111
81% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 292 293 294 294 293 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 413
Write 406
Mixed 394
SusWrite 294
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 41.6
136% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 369
279% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 129%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
342GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 384 402 421 416 429 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 377
Mixed 303
SusWrite 400
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 37.1
125% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 226
204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 14.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 103%

 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 1,853 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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