MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.9% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 05:56
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 703
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 69.4
Reflection 70
Parallax 80.9
57% 73.4 fps
MRender 66.6
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 55.9
50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 473
Write 178
Mixed 236
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 15.7
97% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 29
68% 143 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 35.3
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 27.7
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%

 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $300
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