MSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.1% 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 Drive135% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 07:46
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 492
66% 490 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Lighting 51.6
Reflection 49.1
Parallax 42.7
42% 47.8 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 44.5
Splatting 39.4
33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 574
Mixed 723
168% 757 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 44.2
174% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 62.8
80% 142 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 135%
Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
158GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 132
Write 105
Mixed 117
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.22
87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBR2 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 8GB
3200, 3200 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 45.8
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 39.5
124% 43.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 32
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 95%
This bench: 118%
Great: 117%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $371
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