MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics38.1% 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 Drive202% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170308
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 07 '17 at 06:44
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 200
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 597
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Lighting 46.1
Reflection 42.3
Parallax 55.4
38% 47.9 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 39.1
39% 49 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,904
Write 1,174
Mixed 1,173
313% 1,417 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 26.2
154% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 24.2
66% 142 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 202%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%

 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: $295
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