MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.3% 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 Drive175% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B36
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration296 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 196
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 719
66% 554 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.1.1
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Lighting 27.8
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 35.2
23% 30.9 fps
MRender 28.9
Gravity 27.1
Splatting 33.3
25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 1,235
Mixed 1,212
298% 1,343 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 24.8
112% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 41.6
DQ Write 90.6
DQ Mixed 15.9
26% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 175%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB
4GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Read 16.2
Write 3.44
Mixed 5.63
8% 8.42 MB/s
4K Read 1.57
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 1.43
93% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 32.8
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 27.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36) Builds (Compare 63 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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