MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	147% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170728
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '22 at 02:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing way below expectations (7^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 1600-$190 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 65 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 170 61% 108 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 442 47% 375 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$323 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.6% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 124 Parallax 114 95% 118 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 121 Splatting 103 89% 109 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$59 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 286 279 275 271 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,188 Mixed 570 SusWrite 328 197% 889 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 38.2 135% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 518 410% 576 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 80GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 287 225 216 214 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 376 Write 373 Mixed 307 SusWrite 254 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 28.2 87% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 262% 343 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.6% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 24.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	55	27	144	37.5"	1280 720	GSM774D LG HDR WQHD+

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $190Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	185x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $160Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	89x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $193Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	85x
RX 580AMD $185Bench 52%, 861,249 samples	55x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	51x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $90Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	24x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16