MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 12:11
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 53%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.2% Good
Memory 60.2
1-Core 94
2-Core 178
62% 111 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 473
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 74.2
Reflection 81.5
Parallax 70.2
60% 75.3 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 74.7
59% 72 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 63 38 38 27 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 307
Write 262
Mixed 20
SusWrite 40.3
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 0.2
27% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 31.8
DQ Mixed 28.6
35% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 86%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
610GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 353 366 367 367 371 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 394
Write 369
Mixed 329
SusWrite 365
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 32
104% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 290
239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
356GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 104 106 106 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 121
Write 110
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 105
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 22.1
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.7
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 90%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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