MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.1% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170223
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 29 '17 at 16:59
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 76.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 877
80% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,254
78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 116
Parallax 97.3
92% 109 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 103
Splatting 99.5
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 490
Write 273
Mixed 276
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 24.8
114% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 61.6
87% 166 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 110%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
871GB free
Firmware: CV23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 168
Mixed 151
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.16
69% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
25GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 175
Mixed 136
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.3
81% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 31.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 26.4
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%

 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%
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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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