MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81% 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 Drive82.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170308
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 11:11
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 74.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 757
73% 603 Pts
64-Core 935
58% 935 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gainward(10B0 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 113
Parallax 99.8
83% 105 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 91.8
76% 93.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW480H6 480GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSBG100 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 501
Write 451
Mixed 481
107% 478 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 20.2
111% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 75.2
DQ Mixed 20
24% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB
135GB free
Firmware: 0502
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 70
Write 67.5
Mixed 89.7
58% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.36
90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 30.2
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 92.3
43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 88%

 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 267 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: $299
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