MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.5% 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 Drive201% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 10:47
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.25 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 198
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 630
61% 502 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Lighting 40.2
Reflection 26.6
Parallax 33.6
33% 33.4 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 35.3
Splatting 34
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 2,117
Write 1,167
Mixed 1,244
333% 1,510 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 34.4
133% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 81.5
DQ Mixed 52.5
55% 91.5 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 201%
Great: 236%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
1.5TB free
Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 102
Mixed 102
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.46
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 55%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
416GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 84.8
Mixed 76
64% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 0.38
4K Mixed 0.19
59% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
128GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 74.7
Write 64.2
Mixed 55.1
48% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.17
66% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 25.7
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 100%

 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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