MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.6% 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 Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 09:40
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.55 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 73.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 867
77% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,183
73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.05
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.6% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 67.8
Parallax 65.8
51% 65.4 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 54.6
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 164 165 165 138 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 379
Write 204
Mixed 246
SusWrite 154
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 35
124% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 147
123% 177 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
100GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 42 0 0 19 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
25.1% Poor
Read 58.2
Write 41.7
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 28.7
31% 42 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 43%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
367GB free
Firmware: MKAOAA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 142 150 148 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 134
Write 128
Mixed 76
SusWrite 147
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.9% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 26.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 94.3
42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 78%

 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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