MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171218
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 07:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 201
67% 121 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 620
60% 494 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 51.2
62% 67 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 68.9
Splatting 70.8
57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 60 48 82 245 266 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 346
Write 17.5
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 124
27% 127 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 9.3
35% 8.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
533GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 165 165 164 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 148
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 166
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 111 111 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 48
SusWrite 112
128% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.9% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 48%

 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 265 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $295
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