MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.8% 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 Drive95.4% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191129
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateApr 17 '22 at 07:15
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 69.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 267
85% 159 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 828
82% 672 Pts
64-Core 1,064
66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.8% Very good
Lighting 91.6
Reflection 133
Parallax 84.3
75% 103 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 100
Splatting 93.2
87% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 138 137 128 131 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 487
Mixed 394
SusWrite 161
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.9
198% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 46.3
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 61.7
53% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
273GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 132 134 133 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 132
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 132
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 14
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 15.2
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 78%

 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 3,076 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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