MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '17 at 18:34
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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, 12 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 157
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 703
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 940
58% 940 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 484
Write 330
Mixed 254
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 19.3
96% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 48.7
68% 127 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
188GB free
Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 94.4
Mixed 66.9
63% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.52
103% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3000C DDR4 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 13.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 17.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 131 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $414
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