MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '17 at 04:24
Run Duration76 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 67.3
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 180
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 641
60% 501 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 153
Reflection 199
Parallax 193
125% 182 fps
Splatting 126
130% 126 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
906GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 164
Write 143
Mixed 155
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.23
83% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROU 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.7% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 99%

 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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

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