MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.8% 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 Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170428
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '17 at 00:11
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 77
1-Core 110
2-Core 198
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 707
66% 551 Pts
64-Core 1,088
67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1099 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Lighting 68.1
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 85.8
56% 72.8 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 57.3
Splatting 81.9
56% 67 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 367
Write 52.5
Mixed 71.1
35% 164 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 10.1
67% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 40.6
DQ Mixed 8.85
13% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 80%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
206GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 89.3
Write 120
Mixed 111
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.28
100% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 30.2
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 25.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 91.6%
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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