MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateDec 16 '17 at 14:21
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 634
66% 530 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
Asus(1043 042A) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Lighting 36.8
Reflection 32.8
Parallax 49.3
30% 39.6 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 31.3
Splatting 38.2
27% 32.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01112 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 87.1
Write 94.9
Mixed 85.2
67% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.5
121% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 33.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 26.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 88%

 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 3,074 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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