MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39.9% 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 Drive67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 05:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 221
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 632
63% 514 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Lighting 52.6
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 41.2
43% 43 fps
MRender 39.3
Gravity 45.1
Splatting 40.9
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 505
Write 251
Mixed 268
75% 341 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 17.4
94% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 52.3
DQ Mixed 12.7
34% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
919GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 180
Mixed 156
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.38
145% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 104
Write 108
Mixed 73.6
120% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.2
60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 35.9
112% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 26.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%

 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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