MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime22.8 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 18:31
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 below expectations (30th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 192
67% 120 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 683
60% 508 Pts
64-Core 1,075
66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 0
Reflection 60
Parallax 78
0% 46 fps
MRender 58.8
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 75.9
54% 64 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMK1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 43 21 21 63 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 290
Write 107
Mixed 204
SusWrite 30.9
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 22.8
93% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45.4
DQ Write 47.1
DQ Mixed 34.5
29% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
882GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 111 106 131 105 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 160
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 122
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown W641GU42J9266NB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 29.8
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 25.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 89%

 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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