MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30% 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 Drive221% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '17 at 21:02
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 70.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 209
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 709
64% 541 Pts
64-Core 1250
77% 1250 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
30% Poor
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 45.8
31% 39.3 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 31.7
Splatting 38.3
28% 33 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 2,338
Write 1,202
Mixed 1,389
362% 1,643 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 36.4
160% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 66.8
71% 119 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 221%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1200 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
48% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 14.2
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48%
Great: 47%

 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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