MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	19.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '18 at 14:24
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon X4 950 Quad Core 4,334 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 65 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 133 51% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 220 26% 204 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 293A) 1GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 23 Reflection 29 Parallax 27.1 19% 26.4 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 19.5 Splatting 31 22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1576 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 871 (B1) Unknown 99 99 19 (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 69 50 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 110 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6739802601	75.1% Very good	Read 486 Write 382 Mixed 408 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 24.6 90% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 96.9 DQ Mixed 17.5 36% 73.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0911 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 157 Mixed 161 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.28 95% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 103%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 109GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 152 3316 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7935 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14168 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3440 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7921 (C2) HDA temperature 118 80 25 (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 3947 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59% Above average	Read 108 Write 97.2 Mixed 81.2 72% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 30GB free Firmware: PB3OC64G Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 147 147 90194313218 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 12568 (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 60 60 17626 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 9683 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 1523 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 200747 (C2) HDA temperature 239 239 253403463703 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 20 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 377 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	40% Below average	Read 67 Write 72.3 Mixed 59.3 50% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.33 79% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 4,553 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.3% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.4 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 46%

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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 $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