MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.1% 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 Drive271% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 17:50
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 217
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 703
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 106
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 185
86% 126 fps
MRender 90.1
Gravity 129
Splatting 130
97% 117 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2098 669 601 610 610 611 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2,492
Write 2357
Mixed 1,664
SusWrite 866
412% 1,845 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 79.3
262% 89.8 MB/s
DQ Read 953
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 894
652% 854 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 271%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
271GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 484 485 486 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 480
Mixed 410
SusWrite 484
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 61.7
205% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 363
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 35.4
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%

 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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