MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 70.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 180 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 706 65% 541 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 54.2 36% 43.3 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 39.1 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSA2UP020G3H 20GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 8GB free Firmware: 9CV10379 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 393 Write 156 Mixed 184 53% 244 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 24.7 84% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 142 114% 162 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 114 117 121 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 115 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 127 127 128 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 78.6 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 128 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 135 135 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 87.3 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 135 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 22GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 34 31 32 32 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 134 Write 104 Mixed 112 SusWrite 42.9 126% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 3.7 254% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 27.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 99.6 40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	95x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	43x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	18x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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