MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.3% 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 Drive217% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 08:28
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 883
81% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,327
82% 1,327 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 92.5
55% 76.8 fps
MRender 69.7
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 57.5
52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 280 282 278 279 276 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,088
Write 1,300
Mixed 646
SusWrite 322
240% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 54.6
235% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,018
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 629
564% 855 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 217%
Great: 236%
CHN-25SATAS3-512 512GB
387GB free
Firmware: 02000006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 305 85 76 88 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 431
Write 381
Mixed 339
SusWrite 168
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 34.7
140% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 189
175% 268 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 174 178 176 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 142
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 176
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 32.6
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 29.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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 3,074 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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HDDRAMUSB
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