MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '17 at 03:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 90
2-Core 178
64% 113 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 636
56% 474 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Lighting 70.8
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 97.2
58% 79.4 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 56.4
51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 364
Write 339
Mixed 279
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 12.6
97% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 34.7
53% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
781GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 157
Mixed 151
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.36
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.37
141% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 29.2
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%

 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 130 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $400
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