MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

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Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 09:12
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$211 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 841 75% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 113% 143 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 112 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB 4,445 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 405 Mixed 212 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 21.7 126% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 138 99% 122 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 536GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 150 146 137 145 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 73.8 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 143 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 114%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 189 188 190 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 72 SusWrite 187 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
MKI SAMBO 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	6.47% Terrible	Read 24 Write 13.3 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 13.7 21% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.47% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 28.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	102x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	100x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	65x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	64x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	35x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	18x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $400

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