MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52% 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 Drive164% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '20 at 12:56
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 801
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 570 Graphics
MSI(1462 341E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 65.8
Parallax 85.1
54% 72.2 fps
MRender 65.1
Gravity 61.9
Splatting 55.3
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 279 245 229 225 220 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 781
Mixed 573
SusWrite 247
172% 780 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 58
191% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 713
DQ Write 565
DQ Mixed 716
515% 665 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 164%
Great: 214%
SSDPR-CX400-256-A 256GB
80GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 190 107 105 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 467
Mixed 381
SusWrite 171
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 39.1
154% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 220
196% 293 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
130GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 124 132 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 187
Write 133
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 124
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
944GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 182 176 179 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 150
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 178
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 106%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
303GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 63.3
Write 32.6
Mixed 34.9
SusWrite 87.3
40% 54.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRP3600D4V64L17S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 36
117% 40.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 111%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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