MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 06 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 723
67% 557 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.9% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 63.4
51% 65.6 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 55.2
51% 63 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
782GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 66 82 74 74 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 151
Write 150
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 76.7
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 87%
VendorCo ProductCode 8GB
4GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Read 11.7
Write 1.7
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 2.3
4% 4.38 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD M378A1G43TB1-CTD 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 91.7
44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 103%

 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 3,071 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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