MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.4% 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 Drive67.3% 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 ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170920
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 09:58
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 70.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 194
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 785
70% 589 Pts
64-Core 1,079
67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.4% Poor
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 41.5
Parallax 41
27% 38.6 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 27.9
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 98 86 62 90 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 495
Write 210
Mixed 249
SusWrite 84.4
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 32.1
110% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 27.2
DQ Mixed 184
134% 185 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 83%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
244GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 83 83 84 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 81.9
Write 72.5
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 83.5
56% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.8% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $376
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