MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.1% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 17 '18 at 10:25
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 581
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.1% Poor
Lighting 1.97
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 67.5
2% 49.5 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 73
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 148
Mixed 146
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.17
55% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 34.1
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 110%

 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 3,074 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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