MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	96.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '18 at 16:27
Run Duration	2054 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 72.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 200 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 598 55% 460 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6196 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1472 (B1) Unknown 98 98 40 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 53 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 146 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16494900827	96.1% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 405 Mixed 415 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 35.9 140% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 76 88% 153 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 156GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 143 141 3816 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4670 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3314 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 558 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4111 (C2) HDA temperature 108 100 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	47.3% Average	Read 89.5 Write 75.4 Mixed 80.1 62% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.35 76% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X370 SLI PLUS (MS-7A33) Builds (Compare 449 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

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Desktop 75%

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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 $133	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