MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B36
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateApr 17 '18 at 03:02
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 91%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.1% Poor
Memory 38.8
1-Core 29.5
2-Core 71.1
28% 46.5 Pts
4-Core 90.1
8-Core 89.6
12% 89.8 Pts
64-Core 48.7
3% 48.7 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 470
Write 262
Mixed 302
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 11.2
62% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 74
DQ Mixed 35.1
41% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 188
Mixed 177
141% 188 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.22
100% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2866 MHz clocked @ 1433 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.9% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 7.5
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 5
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 208
19% 208 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36) Builds (Compare 62 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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