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 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 16:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 37%

 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 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 193
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 580
55% 455 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 383 282 194 337 304 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,805
Write 1,463
Mixed 173
SusWrite 324
207% 941 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 52.1
174% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 661
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 460
375% 537 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 172%
Great: 311%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
90GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 69 69 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 69
Write 72.3
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 69.4
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 29.8
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 19.8
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 111%

 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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