MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics38.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive201% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 177
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 686
62% 520 Pts
64-Core 1,228
76% 1,228 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.5% Below average
Lighting 44
Reflection 54.1
Parallax 33.4
36% 43.8 fps
MRender 55.2
Gravity 46.4
Splatting 57.3
44% 53 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 545 490 473 476 452 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,887
Write 2,048
Mixed 1,648
SusWrite 560
345% 1,536 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.7
199% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 555
DQ Mixed 740
535% 697 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 201%
Great: 284%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$94
842GB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 171 171 172 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 210
Mixed 113
SusWrite 173
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
441% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
882GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 161 162 163 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 149
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 162
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 25
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 21.7
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 98.7
40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 114%

 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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