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 (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	101% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (22^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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 58.8 1-Core 42.5 2-Core 85.1 39% 62.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 339 30% 255 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 406 389 368 414 361 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 425 Mixed 376 SusWrite 392 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 43.3 142% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 308 231% 308 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 298GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 402 317 262 279 258 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 474 Write 422 Mixed 329 SusWrite 322 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 33.2 112% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 245 206% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 108%
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294 529 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 142GB free Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 177 182 178 187 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 365 Write 249 Mixed 300 SusWrite 182 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 21.1 68% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 136 108% 154 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.2% 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 36 37 34 36 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 26.8 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 35.6 40% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.1% 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 34 35 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 25.8 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 34.8 41% 31 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 51% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.2% 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	65.3% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 131 30% 131 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.3% 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 $145Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	25x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16