MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '20 at 15:27
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 67.7
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 181
65% 115 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 455
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
MSI(1462 3754) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 103
Parallax 98.3
87% 103 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 78.7
79% 99.2 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 251 260 271 278 259 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 431
Write 325
Mixed 281
SusWrite 270
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 30.9
118% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 251
213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 85%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
49GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 33 34 37 37 37 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.4% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 26.9
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.8
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 100%

 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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