MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.2% 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 Drive198% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 00:04
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 198
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 705
66% 547 Pts
64-Core 1,075
66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
41.2% Average
Lighting 52.7
Reflection 53.2
Parallax 62.4
43% 56.1 fps
MRender 53
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 38.4
38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 373 299 305 306 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 2,024
Write 1,248
Mixed 517
SusWrite 460
234% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 51.3
188% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 794
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 589
471% 664 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 198%
Great: 236%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
851GB free
Firmware: Q0922FS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 459 457 460 461 460 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 458
Mixed 410
SusWrite 458
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 44.6
154% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 0.6
33% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 102%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
1TB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 109 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 101
Write 99.3
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 111
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 31.6
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 26.9
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 94%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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