MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	76.5% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200122
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 08:44
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 672 65% 537 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Colorful SL500 240GB 1,190 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0115G2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 245 247 249 248 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 496 Write 248 Mixed 262 SusWrite 246 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 27.9 108% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 150 126% 179 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 97%
Seagate ST320LT000-9VL142 320GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 169GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 103 103 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 102 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 568GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 153 152 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 137 Mixed 104 SusWrite 152 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x8GB 24,552 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 29.5 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.5 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 88 46% 88 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	326x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	306x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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