MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.6% 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 Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A33
MotherboardMSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 21:48
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 942
84% 712 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Lighting 33.9
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 39.8
28% 35.4 fps
MRender 32
Gravity 31.4
Splatting 36.2
28% 33.2 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 120GB-$73
111GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
62% Good
Read 513
Write 115
Mixed 157
56% 262 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 14.2
105% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 74
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 27
40% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62%
Great: 76%
Patriot Blast 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 517
Write 335
Mixed 349
89% 400 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 9.74
90% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 27.8
76% 164 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 179
Mixed 181
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.24
110% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
413GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 101
Write 70.6
Mixed 76.4
62% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.33
90% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 69%
Maxtor STM3320620AS 320GB
13GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 47.5
Write 42.7
Mixed 44
34% 44.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.01
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 31.9
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) Builds (Compare 449 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

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