MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '17 at 23:27
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 950 Quad Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 64
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 128
52% 87.5 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 222
30% 223 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Asus(1043 0358) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 14.3
12% 13.5 fps
MRender 9.81
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 12.5
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
38% Below average
Read 432
Write 214
Mixed 273
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 9.08
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 5.84
25% 7.61 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38%
Great: 56%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
179GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22% Poor
Read 59.6
Write 16.6
Mixed 27.2
26% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.31
78% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22%
Great: 54%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
157GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Read 67.5
Write 28.4
Mixed 32.6
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.33
88% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 54%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
121GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 47
Write 60
Mixed 56
41% 54.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.53
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.5% Poor
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 9.2
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 46%

 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%
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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