MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.5% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '18 at 12:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 720
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 932
58% 932 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 71.6
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 89.3
58% 77.6 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 68.6
Splatting 58.1
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM05H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 297 293 307 307 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 447
Write 276
Mixed 250
SusWrite 301
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 23.6
100% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 81.2
DQ Mixed 123
104% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
152GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 129 135 128 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 98
Write 83
Mixed 48.3
SusWrite 124
64% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (91st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 36
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 30.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 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 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459
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