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

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	25.9% 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	81.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 16:55
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$175 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 77.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 246 81% 148 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 757 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$82 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 32.3 27% 33.1 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 33.7 Splatting 23.3 25% 31.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X1120G 120GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 161 63 65 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 502 Write 378 Mixed 350 SusWrite 128 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 31.6 136% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 182 166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 24GB free, PID 1583 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.2 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 0.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 1.4 7% 8.05 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 36% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G240081 1x8GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

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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	42	7	60	20"	1600 900	HWP2904 HP S2031

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Gaming 64%

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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 $76Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,705x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	425x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $177Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	414x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	343x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	320x
RTX 2060Nvidia $265Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	401x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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