MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.1% 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 Drive89.7% 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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 01:29
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 915
82% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,276
79% 1,276 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
85% 108 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 104
82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 512
Write 400
Mixed 414
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 35
126% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 57
63% 107 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
143GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 151
Write 128
Mixed 124
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.17
95% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
108GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 96.5
Mixed 97.1
73% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.34
72% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
108% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 33.7
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 128%

 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: $464
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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