MSI B350M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '18 at 22:54
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 76.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 468
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2959) 2GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 36.6
Parallax 33.5
31% 36.1 fps
MRender 44.4
Gravity 34.9
Splatting 34.5
31% 38 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 160 163 175 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 182
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 164
104% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 15.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $237
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