MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57% 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 Drive267% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181101
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 03:42
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (99th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 713
73% 591 Pts
64-Core 906
56% 906 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57% Above average
Lighting 72
Reflection 70.3
Parallax 100
59% 80.8 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 57.7
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1546 1518 432 321 318 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,245
Write 1,507
Mixed 1,243
SusWrite 942
330% 1,484 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 72.7
249% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1057
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 941
711% 957 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 267%
Great: 333%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
30GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 121 75 74 82 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 457
Write 309
Mixed 305
SusWrite 110
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 34.7
145% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 196
171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
758GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 181 183 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 151
Mixed 29
SusWrite 183
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 28.3
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 105%

 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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