MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive172% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 01:42
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 82
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 843
88% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,045
65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 199
Parallax 209
150% 198 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 198
Splatting 128
150% 192 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 140%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 316 313 312 301 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 2,183
Write 1,718
Mixed 1,443
SusWrite 333
316% 1,419 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 51.5
166% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 280
208% 275 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 172%
Great: 302%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 91 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 108
Write 94.8
Mixed 59
SusWrite 90.1
65% 88 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
271GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 177 176 175 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 160
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 175
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 36.3
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 35.5
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 111%

 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 3,074 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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