MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 75.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 216 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 630 62% 508 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Palit(1569 11C6) 1GB CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 15.5 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 20.3 13% 17.5 fps	MRender 20.5 Gravity 20.7 Splatting 15.5 15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,582 Write 1,006 Mixed 819 250% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 46.6 166% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 462 350% 461 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 244%
WD WD2500JD-00HBB0 250GB-$140 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 96GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 57.1 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 54.1 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 33%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 124GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 69.4 Write 66.1 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 49.8 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30 11,890 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 28.6 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 3R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	31%	58	147	93	60	24"	1920 1080	AOC246A 2460G4

History: Score 26: 3R 2G 5B | Score 42: 3R 6G 9B

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $155Bench 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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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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