MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 15:55
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,041 97% 809 Pts	64-Core 2,219 137% 2,219 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 113 Parallax 129 102% 122 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 114 Splatting 106 106% 134 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 1495 1301 311 383 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1678 Write 1,674 Mixed 1,192 SusWrite 855 303% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 85.5 292% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 608 542% 811 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 295%
Jmicron Generic 2TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 347 348 359 358 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 351 Write 357 Mixed 344 SusWrite 354 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 39.1 130% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 238 176% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 86%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 18 19 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 37.9 Write 36.6 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 19.9 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 108% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 111%
160 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 5561 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 18.4 Write 7.5 Mixed 12.9 SusWrite 4.8 13% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3 197% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 37.6 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 33.5 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 9R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	58%	19	326	259	165	31.5"	2560 1440	GBT3200 G32QC

History: Score 51: 4R 8G 7B | Score 51: 9R 2G 0B

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	293x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16