MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 21 '17 at 05:46
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 740
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 943
58% 943 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 206
Parallax 181
129% 182 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 183
Splatting 131
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
112GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 508
Write 393
Mixed 425
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 6.66
86% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 6.29
61% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 172
Mixed 172
135% 179 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.22
83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 149
Write 152
Mixed 135
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.23
107% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 35.9
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 87%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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