MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive150% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170308
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 17:49
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 217
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 685
66% 546 Pts
64-Core 867
54% 867 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Asus(1043 8589) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 8.06
6% 7.42 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 7.22
5% 6.49 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,769
Write 553
Mixed 696
219% 1,006 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 32.1
136% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 39.6
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 81.3
67% 91 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 150%
Great: 215%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
59GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 50
Write 45.2
Mixed 48.9
36% 48 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.27
91% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 29.4
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $300
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