MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '23 at 21:58
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 200 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 629 59% 491 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.9% Good	Lighting 91 Reflection 87.4 Parallax 77.6 74% 85.3 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 79.4 Splatting 70.1 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeGN 256GB 884 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 142 130 130 131 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 1,183 Write 216 Mixed 273 SusWrite 140 98% 453 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 39.8 124% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 202 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 211%
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$30 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 0GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 301 Write 214 Mixed 295 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 31.8 114% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 52.3 92% 181 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 86%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 17GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 387 405 393 439 388 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 85.6 Mixed 121 SusWrite 400 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 40.1 108% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 369 272% 356 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 20GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 135 175 164 169 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 175 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 157 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 79.6 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 54.7 Write 56.4 Mixed 41.4 64% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 44%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 124GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 7GB free, PID dd35 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.87% Terrible	Read 51.3 Write 35.6 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 1.5 36% 30 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.9 98% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.87% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FB 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 105%

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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	49	26	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F1C BenQ RL2455

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $35Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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