MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.99% 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 Drive	89.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '17 at 21:54
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 69 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 146 58% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 554 53% 439 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 5327) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.99% Terrible	Lighting 8.77 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 8.88 7% 8.44 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 7.09 7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.99% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 65 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 131 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2455 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1344	89.3% Excellent	Read 513 Write 467 Mixed 497 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 30.6 115% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 66.4 64% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 143GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 50 Write 31.2 Mixed 30.6 44% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.16 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 43%
SPCCN PHD 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 51GB free, PID 1d40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 35 Write 36 Mixed 35 46% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.34 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 13.1 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	183x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	77x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	79x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	47x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	19x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	13x

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Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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