MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	92.5% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 PC MATE (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '23 at 07:26
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 887 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,265 78% 1,265 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% PowerColor(148C 2310) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 131 Parallax 272 107% 178 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 141 Splatting 195 154% 188 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 79 94 113 127 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 666 Write 282 Mixed 299 SusWrite 156 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 30.3 126% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 410 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 481 342% 435 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 141%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 0GB free Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 490 Write 433 Mixed 419 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 39.7 143% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 143 116% 169 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 117 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 116 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 108%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 530GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 86 86 83 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 80.5 Write 85 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 84.7 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 64GB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 28GB free, PID 7722 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 8.2 5.8 4.2 7.1 6.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	4.35% Terrible	Read 17.4 Write 0.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 6 8% 7.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.35% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 33.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	44x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16