MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220718
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateAug 23 '22 at 04:05
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 255
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 630
67% 537 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$270
MSI(1462 8E99) ≥ 4GB; RTX-3050-AERO-ITX-8G-OC
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.93
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.7% Good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 87.1
75% 85.4 fps
MRender 83.9
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 61
57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 79%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 383 389 376 291 261 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 390
Write 314
Mixed 427
SusWrite 340
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 28.8
91% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 246
192% 264 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB
2 of 2 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
67.7% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 23.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $642
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