MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.1% 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 Drive45.1% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '19 at 12:31
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 904
80% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,241
77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.8%
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: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 35.2
31% 36.2 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 33.6
Splatting 33.5
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 50 42 50 56 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 352
Write 342
Mixed 157
SusWrite 56.9
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 23.9
62% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 29.7
60% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
817GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 176 173 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 171
Mixed 104
SusWrite 175
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 1GB
0GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Read 12
Write 4.8
Mixed 6.5
SusWrite 5.1
9% 7.1 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 (99th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 36.9
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
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 3,080 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $461
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