MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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 Drive	199% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '18 at 05:54
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 777 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 978 61% 978 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 88.9 58% 77.2 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 57.5 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 2,044 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,171 315% 1,432 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 27.8 157% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 50.5 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 108 84% 111 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 236%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 2682249 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 124433792523568 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1299 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 765 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 8934 (C2) HDA temperature 28 47 1013615362076 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2682249 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 12 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2682249 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2682249 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 12126 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13802 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13802 (F2) Unknown 0 0 18901	50.4% Above average	Read 201 Write 112 Mixed 143 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 14.6 100% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 40 60% 114 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 470GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 58307321 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1542 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 14 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 31615066 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 38813 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1542 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 73 44 73485451291 (C2) HDA temperature 27 56 47244640283 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 19 58307321 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -78752520314492 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3380152624 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1549536249	57.1% Above average	Read 112 Write 87.3 Mixed 106 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.43 93% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 68%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 396GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 135 4016 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7826 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26925 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1552 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7559 (C2) HDA temperature 116 95 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 119 Mixed 124 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.46 119% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 40,300 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 33.5 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 26.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	102x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	100x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	65x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	64x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	35x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	18x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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