MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics58.1% 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 Drive209% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 01:42
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 73.2
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 184
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 619
56% 472 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Lighting 72.5
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 64.4
59% 69.9 fps
MRender 68.5
Gravity 67.7
Splatting 69.3
56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 2,017
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,169
324% 1,467 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 30
160% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 90.5
84% 130 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 209%
Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
60GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 506
Write 242
Mixed 313
78% 354 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 12.1
98% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 62.2
90% 166 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
551GB free
Firmware: 0636
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
46% Average
Read 78.2
Write 81.7
Mixed 78.4
60% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.28
84% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 46%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.1
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86%
Great: 104%

 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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