MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.3% 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 Drive65% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '17 at 02:00
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
75% 138 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 830
77% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,220
76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.2
82% 104 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 101
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65% Good
Read 504
Write 206
Mixed 285
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 3.91
86% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 26.9
68% 142 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
823GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 190
Mixed 182
140% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.35
110% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
1GB free, PID 0059
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
6.56% Terrible
Read 22.1
Write 8.62
Mixed 7.23
13% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.16
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.005
23% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.56%
Great: 8%
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 (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 21.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.3%
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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