MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '21 at 01:26
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 64.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 210
70% 127 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 654
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 908
56% 908 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.6% Below average
Lighting 47.8
Reflection 58.8
Parallax 46.9
39% 51.2 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 47.9
Splatting 46.7
41% 50.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 424
Write 408
Mixed 271
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 32.5
108% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 248
204% 296 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
104GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 373 376 374 375 359 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 421
Mixed 384
SusWrite 378
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 44.1
144% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 22.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 16.7
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57%
Great: 88%

 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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