MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.4% 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 Drive214% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 21:12
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 237
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 706
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.4% Average
Lighting 58.6
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 58.5
48% 61.3 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 58
Splatting 55.8
50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$60
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 937 939 629 161 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 887
Mixed 866
SusWrite 612
220% 991 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 74.3
251% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 543
474% 700 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 214%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
57GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 94 95 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 97.4
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 93.7
65% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54%
Great: 112%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66
596GB free
Firmware: GT001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 69 69 69 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 58.2
Write 60.4
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 69.1
37% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 33.3
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 28.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95%
Great: 88%

 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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