MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '17 at 10:21
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 78.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 689
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 939
58% 939 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 79.9
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 74.5
65% 77.2 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 73.7
60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
845GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 175
Mixed 164
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.22
117% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
ADATA HD710 1TB
838GB free, PID a15a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 76.6
123% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.21
82% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (89th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 32
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 24.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 101%

 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%
Yacht
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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