MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% 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.
Boot Drive102% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 67.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 195
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 547
55% 448 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 130
Parallax 145
116% 139 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 120
Splatting 99.4
104% 132 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 396 421 433 433 444 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 441
Mixed 349
SusWrite 416
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 36.3
136% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 265
226% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
503GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 114 117 117 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 136
Write 138
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 116
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 109%
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 (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 25
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 20.7
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.7%
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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