MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 22:42
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 71.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 857
78% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,043
64% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 144
Parallax 126
108% 134 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 476
Write 336
Mixed 337
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 11.2
76% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 11.5
24% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 97.7
41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.5%
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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