MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A37
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200623
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 20:31
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 824 79% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,012 63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 105 Parallax 145 77% 115 fps	MRender 87.2 Gravity 110 Splatting 74 73% 90.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SKHynix_HFM256GDHTNI-87A0B 256GB 4,825 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11000C00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 902 Write 900 Mixed 734 189% 845 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.6 222% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 541 473% 706 MB/s
Poor: 93% Great: 176%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$75 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 109GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 154 162 163 152 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 300 Write 243 Mixed 209 SusWrite 159 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 39.4 145% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 209 155% 206 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB 292 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 36.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 33.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	25	5	165	31.5"	1280 720	WAM3200 32CVQ165VA

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Typical B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

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 $86Bench 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 $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $72Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16