MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	99.6% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 19:44
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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 Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 58.5 1-Core 37.1 2-Core 83.4 37% 59.7 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 274 26% 215 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 390 406 370 390 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 437 Mixed 381 SusWrite 396 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 41.1 137% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 305 229% 306 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 298GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 278 277 255 278 277 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 476 Write 425 Mixed 323 SusWrite 287 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 32.7 109% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 244 200% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 108%
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294 529 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 142GB free Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 173 190 177 190 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 434 Write 278 Mixed 272 SusWrite 185 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 21.3 73% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 134 106% 151 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 308GB free, PID 0211 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 38 34 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 37.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 36.5 46% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 37 33 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 37 Mixed 31 SusWrite 35.9 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 23.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 110%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	222x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	110x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	100x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	68x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	25x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16