MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 05:54
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 76.3
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 195
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 665
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 142
Parallax 137
106% 136 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 126
Splatting 107
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 500
Write 410
Mixed 418
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 28.9
108% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 16.9
57% 126 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 34.5
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 26
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%

 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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