MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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 Drive	101% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 769 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 62 Parallax 84.5 56% 71.8 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 79.9 55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (B4) Unknown 0 0 27 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 54 197568495658 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 179388937 (F7) Unknown 100 100 3021278 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1083167	101% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 399 Mixed 422 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 41 150% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 74.6 97% 176 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 188GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 172 1883 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1424 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 20264 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1401 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 538 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1278 (C2) HDA temperature 111 94 32 (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 11 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 118 Mixed 114 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.25 87% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 109%
WD WD2500AVCS-6 250GB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 43GB free Firmware: 01.11A02 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 188 187 3583 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 145 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2223 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 118 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 28 (C2) HDA temperature 106 97 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51% Above average	Read 79.1 Write 98.8 Mixed 95 69% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.29 67% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 52%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 36GB free Firmware: JC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 199210695 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2434 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 164227208 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14517 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 880 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 65 57 606142499 (C2) HDA temperature 35 43 64424509475 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 30 199210695 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -60649233169724 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3459332756 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1819058504	65.5% Good	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 105 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.58 106% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 1,915 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR (MS-7A37)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	183x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	77x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	79x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	47x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	19x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	13x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $319

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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