MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive130% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 01 '17 at 17:06
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 951
86% 721 Pts
64-Core 1334
83% 1334 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2097 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 122
Parallax 104
99% 116 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 106
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,360
Write 567
Mixed 691
191% 873 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 19.8
125% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 19.2
43% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 130%
Great: 215%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
63GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 448
Write 168
Mixed 227
61% 281 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 20.7
126% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 54.7
80% 148 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
677GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 73.1
Mixed 72.1
53% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.17
43% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
738GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 104
Write 148
Mixed 145
100% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.32
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.35
143% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-3200 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 31.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 28.1
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 101%

 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 3,078 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $453
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