MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 07:20
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 78.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 744
72% 595 Pts
64-Core 959
59% 959 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 122 120 119 130 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 133
Write 125
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 120
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 34.6
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 97%

 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 3,081 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $461
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