MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.8% 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 Drive238% 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)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '18 at 13:11
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 75.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 777
75% 619 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 72
56% 67.4 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 54
Splatting 76
53% 62.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,622
Write 1,242
Mixed 1,425
387% 1,763 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 23.2
165% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 22.3
73% 158 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 238%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
6GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 492
Write 343
Mixed 339
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 17.3
112% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 35
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 57.3
60% 93.4 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
10GB free
Firmware: 0909
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 112
Write 85.4
Mixed 83.4
70% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 7.11
4K Mixed 0.32
198% 2.72 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
6GB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 79.4
Write 94
Mixed 76.2
62% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.36
92% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 49.8%
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 (11th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 70.9
Write 65.7
Mixed 61.9
50% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.75
4K Mixed 0.25
55% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB
1GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Read 43.3
Write 42.9
Mixed 44.4
33% 43.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.37
4K Mixed 0.2
46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 58%
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 (68th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 35.3
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 28.7
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
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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