MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	98.1% 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-7A33
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A33) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 09:34
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 71.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 664 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 325 344 357 285 348 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 440 Mixed 330 SusWrite 341 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 42.7 142% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 198 174% 258 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 324GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 391 394 408 392 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 431 Mixed 311 SusWrite 404 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 48.4 165% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 268 209% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 300GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 115 117 116 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 90 Write 47.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 116 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 136GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 85 89 86 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 169 Write 126 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 87.4 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 25.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 98 41% 98 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 77%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	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