MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	199% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200723
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '24 at 06:41
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$95 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 761 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 965 60% 965 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 130 Parallax 128 118% 134 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.1 93% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TEAM TM8FP6256G 256GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9286 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1645 396 265 256 210 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,850 Write 2,232 Mixed 989 SusWrite 482 311% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.1 244% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 370 307% 427 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 221%
WD 240GB 240GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 91GB free Firmware: FW201105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.7 3 0.7 2.9 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 415 Write 183 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 2.4 32% 151 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$28 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 761GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 184 180 185 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 181 Mixed 81 SusWrite 183 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MG4U3200CL23-16GB 1x16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 10.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	21.5"	1280 720	LEN60A1 LEN LT2223pwC

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,774x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	745x
Core i5-10400Intel $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	516x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	385x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	333x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	315x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	134x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	105x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $71Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	210x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	103x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $586

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