MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive187% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 22:46
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 704
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 877
54% 877 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 84.8
56% 73.4 fps
MRender 67.7
Gravity 69.6
Splatting 55.2
52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 322 324 325 324 324 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,896
Write 1,256
Mixed 589
SusWrite 366
226% 1,027 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 45.6
175% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 613
510% 739 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 187%
Great: 236%
T-force 500GB 500GB
456GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 435 446 438 450 442 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 439
Mixed 423
SusWrite 443
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 50.8
166% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 122
159% 285 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 115%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 28.4
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 26.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 108%

 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 3,071 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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