MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	227% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '23 at 22:52
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 64.7 1-Core 95 2-Core 174 63% 111 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 481 49% 397 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$235 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 93.2 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 84.2 76% 89.5 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 82.9 Splatting 73 71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 335 334 334 333 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,465 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,014 SusWrite 382 294% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69.9 230% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 707 541% 737 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 280%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 184GB free Firmware: SN11002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 425 434 444 104 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 462 Mixed 393 SusWrite 301 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 38.1 141% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 260 195% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 102%
Hitachi HCC545016B9A300 160GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free Firmware: PBBGCS0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 60 45 57 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 60 Write 59.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 57.3 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 35%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 238GB free Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 182 76 77 78 76 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,939 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 20.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 102%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	60	21.5"	1920 1017	VSCBB25 VA2231 Series

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

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 $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	110x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 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 $39Bench 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: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $129	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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