MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 12 '17 at 03:04
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 73.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 787
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 1001
62% 1001 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1614 MHz, MLim: 1878 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 73.5
Parallax 64.4
56% 68.9 fps
Gravity 65.5
Splatting 62.3
56% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Aireye S1 120GB SSD
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
51% Above average
Read 440
Write 355
Mixed 356
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 7.61
4K Mixed 3.2
42% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51%
Great: 71%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
519GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 83.3
Write 86.4
Mixed 93.1
66% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.34
89% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
192GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 107
Write 104
Mixed 69.8
70% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.51
117% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 70%
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 (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.4% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 26.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 21.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.4%
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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