MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.7% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 11:54
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 441
59% 439 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2124 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (76 fps cap detected)
61.8% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 67
62% 73 fps
MRender 76.5
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 77
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.7% Average
Read 233
Write 157
Mixed 285
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 4.88
80% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 1.68
32% 70.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16
7GB free
Firmware: CA12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 51
Write 55.3
Mixed 58.1
41% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.51
107% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 34.7
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%

 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 130 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $400
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