MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics53.6% 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 Drive69.6% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 14:31
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 58.8
1-Core 42.3
2-Core 84.5
39% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 321
29% 245 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 45%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.6% Above average
Lighting 63
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 80.2
51% 74.1 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 65.7
58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 329 423 437 448 450 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 428
Write 449
Mixed 317
SusWrite 402
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 20.7
80% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 55.4
DQ Mixed 74.6
57% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 104%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
892GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 134 135 134 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 141
Write 136
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 132
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 26.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 131
30% 131 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 104%

 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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