MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.8% 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 Drive218% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 11:32
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 210
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 743
67% 565 Pts
64-Core 1,319
82% 1,319 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Lighting 37.9
Reflection 33.7
Parallax 45.6
31% 39.1 fps
MRender 30.1
Gravity 31.4
Splatting 38.2
28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 2,545
Write 1,194
Mixed 1,322
370% 1,687 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 25.2
136% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42.7
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 19.8
33% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 218%
Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 87.1
Mixed 84.2
67% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.2
82% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 50.0AB50 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 79.8
Write 78
Mixed 78.7
59% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.22
73% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 67%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-00YGA0 500GB
182GB free, PID 2352
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
17.7% Very poor
Read 31
Write 32.3
Mixed 13.5
31% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.39
82% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 18%
SAMSUNG SP1614C 160GB
66GB free, PID 2352
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
15.2% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 32
Mixed 16.9
33% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.39
56% 0.71 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1200 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
47.5% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 14
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 47%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback