MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.3% 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 Drive	90.2% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 03:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 599 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1575 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 47.4 31% 37.5 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 33.6 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Striker 480GB-$200 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 449 100 466 175 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 454 Mixed 303 SusWrite 333 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 32 116% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 64.2 127% 255 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 106%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 88GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1374 1392 786 296 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,465 Write 1,113 Mixed 952 SusWrite 932 250% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54.9 184% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 534 DQ Write 462 DQ Mixed 506 377% 501 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 206GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 83 87 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 100 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 86.5 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 36.7 118% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 28.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 122%

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

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	44x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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