MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.3% 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 Drive45% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 14:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 198
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 550
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.3% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 136
Parallax 129
103% 130 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 123
Splatting 101
90% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 44 61 54 54 38 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45% Average
Read 166
Write 71
Mixed 103
SusWrite 57.4
22% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 8.2
90% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 0.2
60% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
116GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 129 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 130
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 33.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 23.6
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 98%

 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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