MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 209
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 663
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 75
Parallax 67.8
63% 73.5 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 74.2
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 306 310 312 309 311 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 317
Mixed 308
SusWrite 304
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 35.2
130% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 242
204% 300 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
768GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 127 127 127 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 127
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 28.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 108%

 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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