MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.6% 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 Drive63.9% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '17 at 00:12
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 792
74% 614 Pts
64-Core 1,218
75% 1,218 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 42.4
34% 38.6 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 37.3
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 394
Write 281
Mixed 284
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 12.2
95% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 35.1
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 40
44% 71.1 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
41GB free
Firmware: X211200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 414
Write 251
Mixed 293
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 22.2
112% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 41.9
76% 153 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 91%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
36GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 504
Write 96.8
Mixed 155
54% 252 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 15.1
69% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 85.5
DQ Write 43.4
DQ Mixed 42.8
38% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
823GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 157
Write 153
Mixed 151
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.16
82% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 29.3
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86%
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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