MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.7% 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 Drive242% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 09 '17 at 00:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 765
77% 623 Pts
64-Core 1,004
62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Lighting 74.1
Reflection 73.1
Parallax 67
60% 71.4 fps
MRender 82.2
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 58.3
56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 54%
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 (97th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,718
Write 1,166
Mixed 1,394
386% 1,759 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 29
191% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 55.5
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 128
106% 145 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 242%
Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 161
Write 134
Mixed 136
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.48
138% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 32GB
30GB free, PID 1a0a, Voyager Stealth
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 195
Write 31.3
Mixed 45.9
84% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 8.29
4K Write 0.39
4K Mixed 0.04
45% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 32.7
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 27.6
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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