MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.5% 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 Drive321% 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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 01:19
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 74.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 972
96% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
XFX(1682 9C30) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 90.1
Parallax 164
93% 123 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 120
Splatting 128
94% 112 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1684 650 652 656 653 654 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,598
Write 2365
Mixed 1,569
SusWrite 825
410% 1,839 MB/s
4K Read 71.9
4K Write 208
4K Mixed 101
349% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,390
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 1309
987% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 321%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
196GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 93 93 92 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 93.1
Write 86.8
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 92
60% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 27.9
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 25.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 104%

 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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