MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 776
72% 599 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.6% Above average
Lighting 68.1
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 91.5
56% 75 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 46
47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Biostar S100-240GB 240GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 355 113 105 98 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 464
Write 415
Mixed 348
SusWrite 195
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 25.8
137% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 36.8
74% 147 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
88GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 80 80 81 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 113
Write 112
Mixed 71
SusWrite 82
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 23.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 24.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71%
Great: 71%

 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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