MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 216
74% 133 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 737
67% 564 Pts
64-Core 1088
67% 1088 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
Gigabyte(1458 370C) 2GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.4
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 35.2
29% 35.2 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 33.6
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 64 54 90 48 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 434
Write 140
Mixed 169
SusWrite 65
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 15.6
79% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 33.7
69% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
818GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 171 176 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 169
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 174
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 1GB
0GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Read 12
Write 4.7
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 5.1
8% 7 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
22% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3133 MHz clocked @ 1567 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 37.1
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 29.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
Great: 103%

 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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