MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '17 at 19:11
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 218
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 715
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.80
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67% Good
Lighting 83.2
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 74.3
68% 79.6 fps
MRender 82.6
Gravity 77
Splatting 79.7
65% 79.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 171
Mixed 171
131% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.28
125% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
hp v210w 16GB
12GB free, PID 5607
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
8.35% Terrible
Read 28.3
Write 6.28
Mixed 11.1
16% 15.2 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.02
46% 4.02 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.35%
Great: 8%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB
1GB free, PID 0810
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 68.3
Write 67.6
Mixed 54.8
81% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.23
79% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 31%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 30.7
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 79.1
50% 79.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 105%

 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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