MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '17 at 22:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 71.8
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 184
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 586
55% 458 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.6% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.9
81% 102 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 92
Splatting 96.4
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 267
Write 389
Mixed 284
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 12
83% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 13.5
42% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 87%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90
123GB free
Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.6% Above average
Read 274
Write 188
Mixed 197
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 13.1
89% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 12.5
63% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 97.3
41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 104%

 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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