MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 31 '22 at 16:05
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 70.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 430
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700
CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 119
Parallax 192
102% 145 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 139
Splatting 81.8
85% 106 fps
Poor: 85%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 98%
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A34) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Lighting 14.2
Reflection 13.9
Parallax 19.3
12% 15.8 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 15.2
Splatting 12.6
10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ssd 512GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 35 35 33 22 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 96%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
67GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 38 25 30 47 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.7% Poor
Read 52.7
Write 27.5
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 33.2
24% 33.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 51%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
228GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 116 116 121 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 123
Write 115
Mixed 72
SusWrite 119
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 25.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 18.4
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 92%

 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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