MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive67.1% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 09 '22 at 22:47
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 56.4
1-Core 42.9
2-Core 82.3
38% 60.5 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 262
25% 207 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 417 80 111 77 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 400
Write 446
Mixed 382
SusWrite 209
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 27.6
92% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 231
170% 224 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
430GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 146 146 146 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 135
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 146
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.8% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 25.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 103%

 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 3,079 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $453
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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