MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 20:11
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 654
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 865
54% 865 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 78.7
52% 69.2 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 58.1
Splatting 52.3
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 200 200 200 202 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 505
Write 293
Mixed 240
SusWrite 203
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 26.9
111% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 58.9
DQ Mixed 81.1
68% 100 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
876GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 168 164 170 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 104
SusWrite 168
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 109%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB
7GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 4.2 7.9 9.8 9.7 9.8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
8.86% Terrible
Read 25.9
Write 8.8
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 7.5
14% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 8.86%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 31.9
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 90%

 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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