MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.3% 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 Drive67.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '17 at 03:08
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 707
66% 547 Pts
64-Core 1,281
79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 37.3
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 36.8
30% 34.8 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 37.4
Splatting 35.5
30% 37 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 388
Write 306
Mixed 262
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 12.4
94% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 11.1
45% 101 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 103%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
5GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 516
Write 167
Mixed 193
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 18
92% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 7.59
62% 145 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
726GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 90.7
Write 70.4
Mixed 78.4
60% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.31
91% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.5
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 110%

 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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