MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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	367% 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-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 22:16
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,076 96% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 64.2 57% 69 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 69 Splatting 73.1 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2081 2104 2121 1161 1409 1709 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,604 Write 2,126 Mixed 1,539 SusWrite 1764 450% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 94.1 322% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1158 DQ Mixed 507 579% 992 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 372%
Sandisk SD9SB8W-512G-1006 512GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 136GB free Firmware: X6103006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 368 381 390 376 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 458 Mixed 244 SusWrite 377 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54 191% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 279 225% 318 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%
Asmt ASM105x 256GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 113GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 370 370 369 368 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 400 Write 378 Mixed 325 SusWrite 369 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 27.5 90% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 163 122% 163 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 74%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 208GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 95 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 100 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 120%

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16