MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics28% 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 Drive63.5% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170510
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '17 at 01:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Memory 55.1
1-Core 41.6
2-Core 79.3
37% 58.7 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 255
23% 194 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FB) 2GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 34.6
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 42.1
28% 36.3 fps
MRender 32.1
Gravity 32.5
Splatting 36.1
28% 33.6 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 28%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 501
Write 320
Mixed 351
86% 391 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 9.61
70% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 62.7
DQ Mixed 38.1
42% 72.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
457GB free
Firmware: KC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 122
Write 125
Mixed 112
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 33.9
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.8
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 143
28% 143 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.5%
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 131 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $402
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