MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B36
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170817
Uptime11.2 Days
Run DateOct 31 '19 at 03:58
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 65.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
68% 124 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 630
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 139
Parallax 125
106% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 147 52 53 53 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 476
Write 442
Mixed 392
SusWrite 82.7
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 33.6
112% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 239
200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
110GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 100 103 87 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 112
Write 109
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 93.8
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 134 134 120 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 50.5
Write 118
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 130
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVKB F4-3200C16-4GVRB F4-3200C16-4GVKB F4-3200C16-4GVRB 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 10.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 11
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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