MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170308
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 415
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Lighting 28.4
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 36
23% 31.2 fps
MRender 29.9
Gravity 27.4
Splatting 33.6
25% 30.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95
540GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AN05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 63.4
Write 59
Mixed 55.8
45% 59.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.38
72% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 266 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 28.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 22.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 89%

 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 265 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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