MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.7% 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 Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 01:10
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 696
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
PNY(196E 11C3) ≥ 4GB; pny
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 42.7
Reflection 32
Parallax 43.4
35% 39.4 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 37.2
32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 55 55 54 48 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
67% Good
Read 384
Write 280
Mixed 282
SusWrite 86.3
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 23.6
119% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 136
136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67%
Great: 85%
Toshiba MK2556GSY 250GB
18GB free
Firmware: LH000D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 55 55 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 51.2
Write 49.8
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 54.5
33% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 26.8
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 97.5
41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 89%

 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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