MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 08:45
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 68.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 192
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 644
59% 494 Pts
64-Core 1,193
74% 1,193 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39% Below average
Lighting 51.6
Reflection 48.2
Parallax 43.2
42% 47.7 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 43.4
Splatting 38.9
33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 146
Mixed 147
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.22
78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 81.5
Write 81.1
Mixed 74.6
59% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.04
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.02
14% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
4GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 111
Write 85.6
Mixed 86.6
71% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.33
108% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1200 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 11.4
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 96%

 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 3,090 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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