MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive249% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '19 at 00:59
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 122
2-Core 247
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 980
87% 736 Pts
64-Core 1,351
84% 1,351 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 165
Parallax 159
139% 165 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 149
Splatting 108
116% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 309 310 310 310 309 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,456
Write 1,474
Mixed 1,297
SusWrite 484
316% 1,428 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 75.8
259% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 974
716% 940 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 249%
Great: 280%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
179GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 401 406 407 409 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 486
Mixed 260
SusWrite 397
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 48.8
181% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 277
228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
Great: 118%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
213GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 184 180 181 181 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 347
SusWrite 193
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.8
186% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 280
222% 311 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.7
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 32.9
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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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