MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive245% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200623
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 12:11
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 303
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 959
95% 775 Pts
64-Core 1,436
89% 1,436 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 132
Parallax 134
98% 128 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 127
Splatting 112
91% 111 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1802 891 594 594 594 593 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,919
Write 1,750
Mixed 856
SusWrite 845
300% 1,343 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 59.6
227% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 1035
DQ Write 1,097
DQ Mixed 832
690% 988 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 245%
Great: 254%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
327GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 438 438 439 438 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 433
Mixed 350
SusWrite 438
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 42.9
149% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 209
178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 115 124 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 91.1
Write 125
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 122
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.5
281% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 68%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
29GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.9 12 9.4 11 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 99
Write 6.2
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 10.3
27% 31.3 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
39% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 28%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3 4.6 6.4 6.4 5.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6.64% Terrible
Read 17.2
Write 4.7
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 4.8
9% 8.38 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
71% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.64%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 117%

 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 266 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: $294
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