MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.5% 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 Drive89.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 14:40
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 889
81% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,322
82% 1,322 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 108
84% 107 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 96.6
77% 94.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 517
Write 402
Mixed 412
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 25.2
141% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 80.3
DQ Mixed 24.9
29% 49 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
496GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 176
Write 131
Mixed 130
109% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.19
89% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 30
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 108%

 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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