MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive77.3% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 22:17
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 646
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 141
Parallax 121
99% 128 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 516
Write 448
Mixed 355
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 1.25
78% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 4.21
55% 128 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
902GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 182
Mixed 156
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.14
72% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 31.3
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 94%
Great: 104%

 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 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $381
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