MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.9% 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 Drive34.3% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 00:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 195
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 659
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.9% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 72.5
Parallax 66.1
54% 68.1 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 66.3
55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 94 89 96 92 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 7.7
Write 261
Mixed 291
SusWrite 98.8
38% 165 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 26.2
78% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
852GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 178 184 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 80.7
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 182
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 97%

 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 3,073 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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