MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive195% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 19:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 178
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 694
62% 523 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1675 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 64.9
Parallax 73.4
53% 67.7 fps
MRender 59.6
Gravity 57.7
Splatting 51.7
46% 56.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,647
Write 1,053
Mixed 1,278
294% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.6
179% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 117
112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 195%
Great: 181%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CV22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 145
Write 130
Mixed 109
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
626GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 95
Write 93.4
Mixed 91.5
70% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.23
71% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 34.9
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 27.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
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 3,076 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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