MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.7% 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 Drive46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '21 at 18:47
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 61.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 230
74% 137 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 628
61% 501 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 37
30% 36.6 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 35.3
Splatting 23.9
26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 70 18 16 35 12 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 376
Write 33.4
Mixed 5
SusWrite 27.4
23% 110 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 12.6
86% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 96.6
DQ Mixed 22.5
39% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 78%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
93GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 180 175 155 171 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 125
Write 98.5
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 167
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 25.9
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 19.5
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 100%

 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 3,076 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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