MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.6% 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)
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 12:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 615
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB; Inno 3d GTX 1050 TI
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.4
Reflection 28
Parallax 34.2
29% 32.5 fps
MRender 35.3
Gravity 35
Splatting 32.7
28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 198
Write 101
Mixed 99
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 15.5
66% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 60
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 99.6
68% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
518GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 189 193 193 194 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 171
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 190
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 34.2
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 26
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 1,672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) - $184

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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