MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	223% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '20 at 23:47
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 288 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 789 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 1050 65% 1050 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 40.9 37% 44.2 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 37.5 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 425 427 430 427 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1,627 Mixed 1,127 SusWrite 485 270% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 70.1 264% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 1,002 777% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 94GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 56 55 56 55 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 302 Write 103 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 86.6 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 15.6 58% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 46.7 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 65.5 47% 59 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 1GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 397 Mixed 389 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.9 208% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 370 279% 374 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 431GB free Firmware: JP2OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 133 Write 41 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 41.1 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 74%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 550 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 15 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	9.23% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 4.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 14 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.23% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 29 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16