MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics149% 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 Drive190% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 71.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
74% 135 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 684
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37B9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 233
Parallax 250
157% 225 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 231
Splatting 153
169% 214 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 323 306 294 294 287 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,876
Write 1,492
Mixed 721
SusWrite 345
246% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 51.4
188% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 905
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 687
550% 775 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 190%
Great: 236%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
924GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 441 439 451 453 452 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 477
Write 454
Mixed 428
SusWrite 444
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 31.1
102% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 98.5
DQ Write 97.3
DQ Mixed 97.2
73% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 99%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 125 134 125 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 76.3
Write 102
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 128
60% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
55% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 26.6
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 85%

 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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