MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.7% 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 Drive80.7% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 06:32
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 74
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 420
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.7% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.7
32% 36.1 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 35.7
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM01.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 463
Write 452
Mixed 479
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 11.1
114% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 37.9
DQ Write 82.3
DQ Mixed 17.6
26% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
505GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 159
Mixed 158
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.19
86% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
88.6% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 30.8
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 92.4
43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 91%

 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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