MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	92.3% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 16:32
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 740 73% 598 Pts	64-Core 931 58% 931 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 307 304 306 309 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 330 Mixed 306 SusWrite 306 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 146 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 460GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 487 420 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 488 Mixed 443 SusWrite 443 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.3 176% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 221GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 86.8 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 90.2 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 62%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 167 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 111 SusWrite 171 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 388GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 73 73 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 86.2 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 73 109% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 49%
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: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 36 Write 36.2 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 37.3 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 158% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 29.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%

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

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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 $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	109x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	25x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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