MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	93.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 106 2-Core 216 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 728 69% 571 Pts	64-Core 1108 69% 1108 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 26 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 87 85 88 80 87 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 468 Mixed 358 SusWrite 117 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 46.5 164% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 226 206% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 118%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 384GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1749 1802 1787 568 507 507 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 1,839 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 1,153 393% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 71.3 234% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 561 524% 813 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 311%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 272GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 70 71 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 74.5 Write 77 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 71.2 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 87%
WD My Passport 260D 2TB 1,129 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 38.8 Write 39 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 39 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.9 215% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 110%

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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