MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive142% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181228
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 23 '19 at 15:58
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 730
73% 595 Pts
64-Core 934
58% 934 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2790 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 154
Parallax 145
116% 147 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 143
Splatting 116
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 840 691 247 233 244 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 732
Write 804
Mixed 731
SusWrite 513
157% 695 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 46.3
164% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 574
463% 650 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 142%
Great: 214%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
112GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 56 55 56 81 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 388
Write 366
Mixed 290
SusWrite 90.3
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 24.6
126% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 135
131% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
167GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 130 130 129 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 139
Write 128
Mixed 30
SusWrite 126
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
850GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 177 176 176 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 182
Mixed 99
SusWrite 176
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSC.16FD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.9% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 97%

 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 132 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $411
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