MSI B350 PC MATE(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 PC MATE(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 02:33
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$124
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 66.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 209
70% 128 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 560
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.3% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 44
Parallax 38.2
24% 37.4 fps
MRender 34.4
Gravity 51.1
Splatting 44.7
36% 43.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 106 122 116 146 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 177
Write 168
Mixed 81
SusWrite 118
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C DDR4 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 PC MATE(MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 289 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $336
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