MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '22 at 12:11
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 761
73% 603 Pts
64-Core 1,006
62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 104
Parallax 102
86% 104 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 102
Splatting 98.6
81% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 445
Mixed 431
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 50
166% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 244
193% 267 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
639GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 180 182 182 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 193
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 180
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 34.3
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 30.1
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%

 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 1,848 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $377
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