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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive183% 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.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 09:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 73.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 288
91% 171 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 851
84% 689 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 86D2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 95.2
Parallax 112
92% 106 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 108
Splatting 88.4
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 272 153 143 145 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 909
Mixed 926
SusWrite 188
191% 863 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 69.8
259% 99.2 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 887
DQ Mixed 558
484% 709 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 183%
Great: 199%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 150 149 149 152 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 146
Write 140
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 148
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 84%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3200C16A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 27.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.3%
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 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $442
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