MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.9% 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 Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 227
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 606
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1410 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 49.6
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 58.7
40% 47.8 fps
MRender 31.9
Gravity 44.6
Splatting 42.9
33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 495
Write 353
Mixed 337
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 18.1
117% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 41.1
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 18.4
23% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
808GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 180
Mixed 175
135% 179 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.26
82% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
199GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 111
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.22
79% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 33.1
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 26.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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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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