MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 01:41
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Memory 47.8
1-Core 40.4
2-Core 74.8
34% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 205
20% 167 Pts
64-Core 280
17% 280 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2254 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.7% Above average
Lighting 57.6
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 63.5
47% 64.8 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 66.9
Splatting 69.8
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 166
Write 141
Mixed 148
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.18
57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 12.7
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.6
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 109%

 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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