MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 20% 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.9% 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	80.5% 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	MSI MS-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 01:00
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 195 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 718 66% 555 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% XFX(1682 3103) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 19.8 19% 19.4 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 15.7 Splatting 20 14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-00000 256GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 236GB free Firmware: EMT0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 299 299 299 298 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 304 Mixed 281 SusWrite 298 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 40 156% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 246 210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 443 243 150 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 358 Write 472 Mixed 385 SusWrite 260 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 34.8 128% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 265 194% 251 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 697GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 25 37 67 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 96.7 Write 99.6 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 55.7 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 803GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 119 117 118 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 116 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x4GB 13,050 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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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