MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '21 at 04:01
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 215
68% 125 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 703
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 1,171
72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 134
Parallax 138
116% 138 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 119
Splatting 97
104% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 991
Write 172
Mixed 380
111% 514 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 41.1
153% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 218
190% 294 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
117GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 437 463 471 480 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 479
Mixed 328
SusWrite 441
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 41.1
143% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 147
163% 276 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 116%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
841GB free
Firmware: 04.01G02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 82 81 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 72.6
Write 77.1
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 79.9
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G F4-3000C16-8GTZR KHX2400C15/8G F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 24.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.9
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 73%

 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 3,074 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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