MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive65.7% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 72.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 687
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Gigabyte(1458 22D0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 65.7
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 82.1
54% 71.7 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 65.9
Splatting 55.3
51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 119 73 74 81 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 315
Write 203
Mixed 247
SusWrite 83.2
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 39.2
132% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 177
126% 160 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 156 157 157 160 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 50.6
Write 76.4
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 156
63% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.5
187% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
880GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 125 125 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 123
Write 125
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 125
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.2% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 96.7
41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 94%

 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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