MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics25.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '18 at 22:45
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 73.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 197
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 519
52% 421 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
MSI(1462 3050) 2GB
CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Lighting 31.9
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 39.1
26% 33.8 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 28
Splatting 35.4
25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 82.2
Write 110
Mixed 134
83% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 1.01
4K Mixed 0.08
35% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
44.5% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14.2
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 93.6
43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 48%

 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 3,071 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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