MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive136% 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.
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)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 82
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 913
81% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,259
78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1372 MHz, MLim: 2020 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51% Above average
Lighting 62.6
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 78.3
51% 70 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 63.2
Splatting 57.2
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 581 667 586 351 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 718
Write 666
Mixed 558
SusWrite 484
136% 606 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 55.7
202% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 296
235% 323 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 136%
Great: 140%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
165GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 466 466 466 449 465 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 467
Mixed 446
SusWrite 463
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 53.2
178% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 274
230% 333 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
375GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 87 90 89 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 79.9
Write 45
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 88.8
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
198GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 90 89 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 86.2
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 89
62% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 35.2
119% 41.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 32.9
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%

 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 3,076 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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HDDRAMUSB
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