MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 21:58
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 201
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 574
56% 461 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2277 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 71.5
Parallax 63.1
61% 69.7 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 69.2
59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 101 68 126 47 MB/s
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.5% Average
Read 274
Write 116
Mixed 138
SusWrite 99.8
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 19.9
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 55.8
DQ Write 81.6
DQ Mixed 93.9
64% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
860GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 181 180 180 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 178
Mixed 107
SusWrite 180
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 30.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 90%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459
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