MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 40% Jet ski


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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.6% 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 Drive	70% 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '19 at 00:38
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 201 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 592 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 66.1 60% 71 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 74.3 60% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 330 349 350 353 348 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 388 Write 289 Mixed 174 SusWrite 335 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 13.8 83% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 85.6 104% 176 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 86%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 414GB free Firmware: R0116B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 417 423 425 424 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 485 Write 412 Mixed 367 SusWrite 418 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 16.9 106% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 99.2 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 25.2 74% 151 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 930GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 121 Mixed 110 SusWrite 116 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 69%
WD easystore 25FA 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 154 Write 116 Mixed 76 SusWrite 108 146% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 13 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $40Bench 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 $269	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 $40	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