MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.7% 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 Drive213% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 07:07
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 788
76% 628 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.7% Average
Lighting 51.7
Reflection 66.6
Parallax 70.4
42% 62.9 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 55.3
47% 57.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2,285
Write 1,226
Mixed 1,135
340% 1,548 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 19.3
146% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 49.6
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 23.2
44% 83 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 213%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
326GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 156
Write 137
Mixed 133
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.34
113% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 35
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 28.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
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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