MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-9700 APU (2016 M.BR) 11,837 User benchmarks, average bench 42% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 64 1-Core 63.8 2-Core 116 49% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 195 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 285 289 281 286 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 367 Write 299 Mixed 255 SusWrite 280 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 21.7 93% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 212 184% 274 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 128%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 102GB free Firmware: LSTi SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 127 158 161 159 163 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.7% Above average	Read 276 Write 195 Mixed 212 SusWrite 155 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 25.5 90% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 134 126% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.9% Poor	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 12 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 8.3 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33) Builds (Compare 852 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

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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 $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	83x

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 $94Bench 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

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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 $40	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