MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '17 at 12:30
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 196
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 730
67% 561 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 68.8
64% 75.3 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 74.3
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
17GB free
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 457
Write 258
Mixed 275
73% 330 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 22
100% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.1
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 39.9
41% 64.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
631GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 175
Mixed 144
123% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.27
106% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST9160411ASG 160GB-$60
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP14 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 73.9
Write 68
Mixed 67.4
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.39
84% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
70GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 83.9
Write 64.7
Mixed 67.9
54% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.47
100% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 29.9
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 26.4
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94%
Great: 104%

 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $295
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