MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B36
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 01:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 209
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 532
58% 460 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 173
Parallax 187
134% 175 fps
MRender 206
Gravity 161
Splatting 113
126% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 125%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX850 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 339
Write 348
Mixed 281
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 38
125% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 182
140% 190 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 183 181 183 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 148
Mixed 81
SusWrite 182
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 32.9
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 22.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36) Builds (Compare 62 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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