MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.8% 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)
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 07 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 68.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 184
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 589
56% 465 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 29.9
Parallax 37.1
36% 36.9 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 40
Splatting 34.8
30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 894
Write 171
Mixed 271
96% 445 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 35.3
135% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 226
195% 298 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
0GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 121
Write 40.7
Mixed 70.3
58% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42
43GB free
Firmware: CP100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 43 44 44 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20% Very poor
Read 26
Write 61.7
Mixed 31
SusWrite 43.6
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20%
Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
25GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.6 4.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 36
Write 20
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 6.6
26% 21.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.7
149% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 25.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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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