MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics97.7% 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 Drive77.1% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B36
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170817
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 05:23
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 66.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 196
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 630
60% 493 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 135
Parallax 125
101% 128 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 127
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 63 51 52 53 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 489
Write 433
Mixed 392
SusWrite 85
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 37.1
123% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 240
200% 287 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
109GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 79 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 74.2
Write 77.2
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 77.8
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 218 218 216 214 218 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 161
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 215
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB F4-3200C16-4GVRB F4-3200C16-4GVKB F4-3200C16-4GVRB 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
31.9% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36) Builds (Compare 63 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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