MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 07:23
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 205
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 624
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2738 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 148
Parallax 128
110% 137 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 132
Splatting 110
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 41 48 55 55 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
46GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 306 221 184 148 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 455
Mixed 388
SusWrite 228
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 52.3
169% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
52GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 139 139 136 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 156
Write 159
Mixed 104
SusWrite 138
103% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 31.7
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 215 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

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