MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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.
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 17 '19 at 11:54
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 245
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 798
77% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,021
63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 336C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 142
110% 142 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 133
Splatting 112
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
120gb SATA Flash Drive 120GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SFPA001N
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 460
Write 295
Mixed 142
219% 299 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 19.8
2,718% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 50.8
DQ Write 78
DQ Mixed 163
1,203% 97.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 57%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
44GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 90 90 92 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 110
Write 95
Mixed 22
SusWrite 90
57% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.6% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 44%

 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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