MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.5% 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 Drive76% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 00:25
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 755
73% 603 Pts
64-Core 934
58% 934 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1121 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Lighting 44.4
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 55.3
36% 52.7 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 41.9
37% 46.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 508
Write 302
Mixed 340
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 53.8
4K Mixed 25
104% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 35.8
52% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
274GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 154
Write 145
Mixed 150
113% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.27
98% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 33.4
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 28.1
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
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 3,073 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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HDDRAMUSB
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