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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive66.8% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateMay 29 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 235
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 727
73% 595 Pts
64-Core 959
59% 959 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 25.6
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 24.1
21% 26.4 fps
Gravity 26.5
Splatting 34.3
28% 30.4 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 459
Write 281
Mixed 286
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 20.2
80% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 92.1
DQ Mixed 53.8
68% 124 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 69%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 171
Mixed 155
123% 164 MB/s
4K Read 4.48
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.27
252% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 149
Write 106
Mixed 97.3
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 33.5
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.3
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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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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