MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.1% 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 Drive54.9% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 00:46
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 659
65% 531 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Gigabyte(1458 22D4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.1% Average
Lighting 54
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 81.6
44% 67.3 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 56
Splatting 54.1
47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 66 105 99 89 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 151
Mixed 144
SusWrite 91.5
28% 121 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 35.2
123% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 125
104% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2217 2176 1177 1177 1189 1192 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
310% Outstanding
Read 2509
Write 2,284
Mixed 1,661
SusWrite 1,521
447% 1,994 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79.1
260% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 849
621% 815 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 310%
Great: 372%
Seagate ST3400820AS 400GB
297GB free
Firmware: 3.CHL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 38 39 39 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 41
Write 41.7
Mixed 31
SusWrite 37.2
28% 37.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 43.7
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 34.5
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 27.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%

 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 3,074 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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