MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics48.4% 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 Drive44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 16:30
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 185
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 658
59% 500 Pts
64-Core 1,146
71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.4% Average
Lighting 59.6
Reflection 62.1
Parallax 76
49% 65.9 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 58.8
Splatting 53.9
48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 506
Write 29.2
Mixed 270
58% 268 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 1.97
75% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 83.3
DQ Mixed 3.9
18% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
81GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 506
Write 80.5
Mixed 157
53% 248 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 15.6
105% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 28.1
DQ Write 93.6
DQ Mixed 10.6
23% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB
211GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 120
Write 118
Mixed 104
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.58
4K Mixed 0.13
29% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 29.1
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.3
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 98%

 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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