MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '18 at 03:35
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 741 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.5 56% 66.1 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 54.8 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE512GB-XT 512GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 761 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 375 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 51 (A3) Unknown 100 100 18 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7977 (A5) Unknown 100 100 25 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 7 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1270 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 71393 (F2) Unknown 100 100 72406 (F5) Unknown 100 100 127632	93% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 420 Mixed 454 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 34.3 121% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 70.6 91% 166 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 99%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 89 (03) Spinup time 142 142 42980934031 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 574 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 816 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 371 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 574 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 574 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 193274642465 (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	68.7% Good	Read 110 Write 129 Mixed 99.3 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.41 104% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 82%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0302 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 93.7 Mixed 94.5 71% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.28 86% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 35.7 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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Gaming 46%

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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 $125Bench 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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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