MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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.
Boot Drive199% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 17:46
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 905
82% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,304
81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3541 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 225
Parallax 225
176% 222 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 216
Splatting 140
160% 204 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 638 634 419 245 211 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,862
Write 1,738
Mixed 850
SusWrite 506
276% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 52.8
184% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 734
571% 788 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 199%
Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
288GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 144 143 146 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 131
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 145
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.7
335% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
88GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 139 138 139 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 90
Write 82
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 140
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 33.6
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $376
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