MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 06 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
77% 141 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 613
67% 528 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Asus(1043 829A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
2.16% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 4.46
Parallax 0.88
2% 2.61 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 1.77
Splatting 3.13
2% 2.93 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.16%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2ZB550 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 121
Write 121
Mixed 125
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.2
65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 27.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37) Builds (Compare 728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $319
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