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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.4% 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 Drive85.3% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '21 at 21:44
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 199
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 690
63% 529 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.4% Poor
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 41.1
Parallax 36.7
30% 38.3 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 27.6
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 208 25 164 176 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 497
Write 465
Mixed 388
SusWrite 174
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 35.7
127% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 210
196% 302 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
117GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 99.9
Write 96.3
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 88.4
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSTK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 31.4
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 96%

 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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