MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics97.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181228
Uptime6 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 01:30
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.1% Good
Memory 69.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 201
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 569
53% 442 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 137
Parallax 117
101% 126 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 125
Splatting 107
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 197 84 78 40 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 589
Write 420
Mixed 157
SusWrite 71.2
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 15.9
66% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 238
214% 323 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 191 195 194 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 146
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 194
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
SAMSUNG HM100UI 1TB
454GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Read 36.7
Write 17.5
Mixed 27
SusWrite 34
38% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 12.1
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 107%

 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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