MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 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-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 11:41
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 742
72% 592 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 79.3
54% 69.6 fps
MRender 57
Gravity 55.3
Splatting 77.5
53% 63.3 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,824
Write 1,251
Mixed 1,478
406% 1,851 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 24.4
173% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 52.4
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 22.6
51% 100 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 245%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
15GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 501
Write 352
Mixed 348
89% 400 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 18.4
123% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 41.1
DQ Write 63.7
DQ Mixed 18.2
23% 41 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB
41GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 52
Write 52
Mixed 53.5
40% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.61
4K Mixed 0.17
52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 58%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
8GB free
Firmware: 0909
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 87.7
Write 71.7
Mixed 78
60% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 6.39
4K Mixed 0.26
172% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
5GB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 99.5
Mixed 76.5
68% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.31
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
1GB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 74.1
Write 68.1
Mixed 64
52% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.08
39% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.6
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 35.9
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 28.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%

 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 1,674 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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