MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.8% 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 Drive85.9% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 02:02
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$211
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 649
60% 503 Pts
64-Core 1,188
74% 1,188 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 47.9
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 38.9
39% 39.7 fps
MRender 39.1
Gravity 42.9
Splatting 37.6
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 513
Write 415
Mixed 419
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 22.7
127% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 41.1
DQ Write 80.7
DQ Mixed 22.6
28% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 124%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 04.05G09 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 112
Write 98.1
Mixed 104
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.44
132% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 29.8
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 25.6
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 96%

 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 3,079 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: $461
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