MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 01:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 220 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 611 67% 527 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 50.7 33% 40.1 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 36 28% 33.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Striker 480GB-$200 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 466 8.5 484 169 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 485 Mixed 312 SusWrite 339 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 33.3 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 64.4 125% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 106%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 88GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 701 525 542 465 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,091 Mixed 440 SusWrite 572 198% 893 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.9 174% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 540 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 529 392% 516 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 206GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 87 87 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 92 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 86.3 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 36.6 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 122%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	44x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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