MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive67.5% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '17 at 08:17
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 196
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 780
69% 587 Pts
64-Core 1,079
67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 120GB
83GB free
Firmware: 362A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 213
Write 89.4
Mixed 118
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 11.2
73% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 18.5
DQ Write 58
DQ Mixed 7.73
15% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 51%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 520ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 516
Write 241
Mixed 293
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 20.3
95% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.5
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 12.3
30% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2133C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 28.8
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 23.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 80%

 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 3,074 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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