MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.9% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 20:20
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 932
82% 699 Pts
64-Core 1263
78% 1263 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 117
Parallax 110
87% 111 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 104
83% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 411
Mixed 414
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 34.4
125% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 116
103% 155 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
156GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 147
Write 126
Mixed 112
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.86
4K Mixed 0.16
104% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
108GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 96.8
Mixed 98.8
72% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.29
74% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 34.4
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 29
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 128%

 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 3,080 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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