MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BLZ-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 210
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 658
64% 528 Pts
64-Core 865
54% 865 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Sapphire(174B E347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 70.3
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 97.7
57% 79 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 57
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 51 33 34 38 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 457
Write 61.1
Mixed 11
SusWrite 37.2
30% 142 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 0.1
54% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 84.6
DQ Write 79.4
DQ Mixed 27.7
36% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 78%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 178 175 178 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 141
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 177
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
471GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 172 172 173 171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 169
Mixed 110
SusWrite 170
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (82nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
100% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 33.7
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 130 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $400
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