MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	80.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '20 at 03:29
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 674 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.28 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 61 58% 67.1 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BA100G3 100GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5DV10270 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 193 192 190 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 353 Write 200 Mixed 235 SusWrite 192 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 37.3 145% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 224 171% 233 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 85%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 160GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 457 460 469 470 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 467 Mixed 445 SusWrite 464 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 53.3 179% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 293 240% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free Firmware: 2BC10004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 100 100 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 96.3 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 98.3 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 70%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 586 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 10GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 14 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	9.92% Terrible	Read 28.4 Write 18.7 Mixed 16 SusWrite 13.2 24% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.6 92% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.92% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVRB F4-3000C15-8GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVRB 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 34.8 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	69x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	24x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	31x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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