MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.1% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 06 '20 at 10:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 66.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 205
70% 127 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 796
72% 604 Pts
64-Core 1,176
73% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2357 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.1% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 66.8
Parallax 58.2
52% 63 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 65.7
55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,435
Write 1,344
Mixed 652
253% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 29.7
100% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 131
98% 132 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
307GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 68
Write 67.2
Mixed 61
SusWrite 145
63% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVGB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVGB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 20.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 21.2
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60%
Great: 103%

 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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