MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.8% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '18 at 03:01
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 479
64% 480 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.2
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Lighting 50.6
Reflection 50.5
Parallax 58.7
41% 53.3 fps
MRender 48.2
Gravity 44.5
Splatting 35.3
34% 42.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 131
Write 170
Mixed 128
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 3.47
4K Mixed 0.61
162% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 110%
WD WD1200JS-00MHB0 120GB
104GB free
Firmware: 10.02E02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Read 35
Write 36.4
Mixed 35.2
27% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.49
108% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 37.9
120% 42 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%

 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 3,075 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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