MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.4% 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 Drive	61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 22:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 635 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 55.9 34% 42.6 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 37.4 29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 187 178 163 188 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 97.7 Write 357 Mixed 323 SusWrite 200 56% 244 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 29.9 103% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 194 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 24GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 130 131 125 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 115 Write 134 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 128 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 122 123 126 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 124 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 33 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 28 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	44x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16