MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive147% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '22 at 02:35
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 65
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 170
61% 108 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 442
47% 375 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.6% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 124
Parallax 114
95% 118 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
89% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 286 279 275 271 264 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 1,188
Mixed 570
SusWrite 328
197% 889 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 38.2
135% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 470
DQ Mixed 518
410% 576 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 147%
Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
80GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 287 225 216 214 206 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 376
Write 373
Mixed 307
SusWrite 254
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 28.2
87% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
262% 343 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.6% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 24.7
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 950 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $366
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