MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91.6% 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 Drive51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 01:06
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 174
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 579
53% 444 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.6% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 128
Parallax 112
95% 119 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 115
Splatting 98.2
85% 104 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 89 90 56 34 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 225
Write 335
Mixed 351
SusWrite 80.1
56% 248 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 43
4K Mixed 24.6
85% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 158
144% 222 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
152GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 403 407 290 287 288 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 443
Write 416
Mixed 410
SusWrite 340
91% 402 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 26.9
102% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 324
237% 309 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
743GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 190 196 197 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 46.8
Mixed 73
SusWrite 193
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 32
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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