MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.4% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 15 '18 at 21:16
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 79.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 204
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 612
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350
Device(0000 0000) 1.2GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Lighting 26.4
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 29.7
22% 32.3 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 22
Splatting 27.5
24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 83 81 86 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
46% Average
Read 79.5
Write 91
Mixed 61
SusWrite 80.4
58% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 33.8
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 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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