MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.5% 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)
Boot Drive209% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170621
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 01 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 744
72% 592 Pts
64-Core 927
57% 927 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 34.2
Parallax 48.9
30% 40.1 fps
MRender 47.6
Gravity 44.6
Splatting 34.9
34% 42.4 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 2,221
Write 1,111
Mixed 1,133
327% 1,488 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 37.7
151% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 65.1
68% 112 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 209%
Great: 236%
Amd-raid Array 1 999GB
456GB free
Firmware: 8.1
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 145
Write 120
Mixed 140
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 3.74
4K Mixed 0.85
195% 1.78 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 176%
Amd-raid WDC WD3200AAJS-5 320GB
70GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 93.3
Write 61
Mixed 63
54% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.33
88% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 23.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.3%
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 3,084 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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