MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive51.1% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 15 '17 at 02:27
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 73.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 245
80% 147 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 806
78% 641 Pts
64-Core 1,013
63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.1%
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: 381.89
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 64.6
Reflection 67.6
Parallax 59.8
53% 64 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 60.3
Splatting 53.2
49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Aireye S1 120GB SSD
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 440
Write 353
Mixed 355
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 7.71
4K Mixed 3.51
43% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 71%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
519GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 83.7
Write 84.7
Mixed 92.3
66% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.46
98% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
205GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 99.4
Write 98.5
Mixed 91.6
73% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.44
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.8%
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 as expected (46th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 26.9
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.4%
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 3,090 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: $464
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