MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.5% 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 Drive237% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '17 at 20:06
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 196
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 742
68% 567 Pts
64-Core 1,088
67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.5% Below average
Lighting 42
Reflection 33.1
Parallax 39.8
34% 38.3 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 38.7
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,575
Write 1,183
Mixed 1,289
369% 1,682 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 33.4
159% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 111
138% 252 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 237%
Great: 236%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
126GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 490
Write 226
Mixed 325
76% 347 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 2.2
78% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 3.15
40% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
972GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
972GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (99th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 33.6
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $294
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