MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.5% 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 Drive187% 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 19:25
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 41%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$124
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
65.6% Good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 187
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 605
55% 461 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 58.1
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 84.7
47% 69.4 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 56.8
Splatting 54.3
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 328 323 329 328 325 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,752
Write 1,280
Mixed 594
SusWrite 449
226% 1,019 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 52.4
184% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 696
533% 720 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 187%
Great: 236%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
20GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 465
Write 346
Mixed 266
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 25.5
100% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 95.9
DQ Mixed 142
118% 177 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 121 121 123 122 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
60% Good
Read 83.2
Write 105
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 125
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
200% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60%
Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
114GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 70.5
Write 57.4
Mixed 51
SusWrite 61.8
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
905GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 185 187 187 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 142
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 186
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 20.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 80%

 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 3,073 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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