MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 29 '18 at 07:02
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 68%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
44.3% Average
Memory 22.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 194
53% 106 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 638
59% 494 Pts
64-Core 1,139
70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 102
Parallax 102
76% 99.2 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 118
Splatting 58.4
73% 93 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 357
Write 23.5
Mixed 225
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 5.92
75% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 7.57
42% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 86%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
726GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 134
Mixed 124
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.21
88% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
28.9% Poor
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 11.8
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.9 GB/s
Latency 300
13% 300 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 90%

 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 3,080 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: $461
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