MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78% 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 Drive70.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 02 '22 at 18:10
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 651
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 855
53% 855 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78% Very good
Lighting 93.9
Reflection 114
Parallax 101
76% 103 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 100
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 303 127 54 81 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 459
Write 348
Mixed 335
SusWrite 164
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 25.7
94% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 204
178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 102%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
26GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 13 22 21 19 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 33.4
Write 11.4
Mixed 16.7
SusWrite 19.6
15% 20.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.3
44% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 51%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70
587GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 111 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 110
Write 66
Mixed 62
SusWrite 109
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.5% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 26.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 21.7
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 95%

 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 3,076 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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