MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive20.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 00:35
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 85.9
2-Core 172
64% 111 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 591
62% 495 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.6
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 20.8
15% 19.4 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 19.5
Splatting 17.4
14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 23 46 7.6 58 45 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
20.4% Poor
Read 91
Write 112
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 45.8
16% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 17.8
36% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.1
DQ Write 38.9
DQ Mixed 54.8
36% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 120GB-$27
98GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 113 128 130 215 146 MB/s
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43% Average
Read 248
Write 106
Mixed 121
SusWrite 158
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 17.2
72% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 36.5
DQ Write 39.7
DQ Mixed 34.6
27% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
769GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 161 163 164 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 146
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 158
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-105.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 29.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 24.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 84%

 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 3,076 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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