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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 15:45
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 724 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (68 fps cap detected)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 63.1 55% 66.4 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 68 Splatting 63.2 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V Series SATA SSD 120GB 3,411 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 69 73 73 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 478 Write 307 Mixed 296 SusWrite 85.9 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 25 121% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 32.6 65% 129 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 190GB free Firmware: AP4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 79 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 77.4 Write 79.8 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 78 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 68%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 902GB free Firmware: MS2OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 171 172 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 162 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 168 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 464GB free Firmware: 0003LIM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 138 139 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 72 SusWrite 138 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GB 1,519 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 30.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 113%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16