MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '21 at 00:26
Run Duration242 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 67.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 225
73% 135 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 732
70% 577 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 140
Parallax 142
115% 141 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 142
Splatting 136
114% 140 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 112%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 201 291 282 229 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 450
Write 336
Mixed 246
SusWrite 226
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 41
129% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 238
199% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 107%
Seagate SSD 500GB
156GB free
Firmware: ST8S1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 256 449 451 454 453 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 11.2
Write 473
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 415
55% 239 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 19
75% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 49.3
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 228
169% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 113%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
931GB free
Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2017 1740 1738 1730 1735 1726 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,022
Write 2,186
Mixed 1,809
SusWrite 1,781
440% 1,949 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 65.2
217% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 612
DQ Mixed 864
620% 802 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 291%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.7
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 90%

 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 266 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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