MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191010
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 72.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 787 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 914 57% 914 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.4 Reflection 70 Parallax 83.3 53% 72.9 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 57 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 239 233 242 238 238 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,752 Write 1,193 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 272 302% 1,374 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 91.5 318% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 437 DQ Mixed 447 379% 563 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 277%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 66GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 307 292 323 313 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 455 Write 336 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 313 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 13.9 54% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 20.1 16% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 54GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 61 62 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 72.3 Write 76.8 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 63.8 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 419GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 96 68 73 71 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 12.2 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 81.6 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 22 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 104%

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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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $454

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 $182	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) $30	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