MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.7% 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	100% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191202
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 71.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 188 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 599 57% 474 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.7% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 41.9 29% 39.5 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 26.9 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 406 422 430 410 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 348 Mixed 315 SusWrite 410 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 38.9 140% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 253 199% 275 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%
Multiple Card Reader 64GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 59GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 12 12 12 11 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 19 Write 14.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 11.1 18% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.9 203% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 26.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 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 $84Bench 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 $75Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16