MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (67%). 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 75.6 2-Core 168 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 290 38% 286 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM01.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 89 89 238 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65542 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 194	79.3% Very good	Read 491 Write 454 Mixed 476 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 10 87% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 12.1 51% 113 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 12884901888 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 137440591904 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	103% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 166 Mixed 157 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.18 87% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 845GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 115 (03) Spinup time 125 125 8621130168 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4088 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12027 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4072 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4088 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4088 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 219044511779 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	53.9% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 98 Mixed 104 74% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.34 77% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C BLS8G4D2 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1200, 1200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 20.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	25x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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