MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '17 at 13:58
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 230 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 830 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.7% Excellent	Lighting 95.8 Reflection 155 Parallax 147 78% 133 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 143 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 218GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3027 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1253 (E8) Unknown 100 100 11329583852 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100	74.6% Very good	Read 288 Write 390 Mixed 275 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 13 100% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 58.3 94% 178 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 87%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 504 Mixed 889 200% 911 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 18.5 102% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 92.5 107% 183 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 141%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 231GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 143 140 3850 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13500 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27730 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7231 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1973 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11526 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2311 (C8) Write error rate 200 198 76	57.3% Above average	Read 86 Write 114 Mixed 90 72% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.26 76% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 69%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB 5,813 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 121GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 74 74 7937 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8835 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8075 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4777 (BF) G-sense error rate 252 252 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 62 163209281563 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 9 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 9388	60.8% Good	Read 89.4 Write 122 Mixed 91.6 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.26 70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 60%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 32GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 25GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 71.3 Write 58.2 Mixed 54.3 76% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 2.93 4K Mixed 2.34 217% 5.19 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 56%

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Typical B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	69x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	24x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	31x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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