MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.8% 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 Drive62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 02 '17 at 03:25
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 73.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 239
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 742
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.8% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 59.2
52% 63 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 52.8
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Aireye S1 120GB SSD
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 491
Write 342
Mixed 400
91% 411 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 3.02
71% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.4
DQ Write 76.3
DQ Mixed 3.24
16% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 71%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
529GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 83.2
Write 87
Mixed 90
66% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.37
91% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
150GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 81
Write 86.1
Mixed 81.9
62% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.36
77% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7
58GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 155
Write 97.2
Mixed 116
148% 123 MB/s
4K Read 5.83
4K Write 3.45
4K Mixed 1.44
188% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 26.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 20.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 105%

 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 3,096 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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