MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 686
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 857
53% 857 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.3
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.3% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 76.8
Parallax 61.5
54% 68.3 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 85.7
66% 80.3 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 291 296 302 302 303 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 1,458
Mixed 695
SusWrite 464
252% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 51.1
196% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 916
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 618
523% 765 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 203%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
209GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 312 314 314 314 316 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 487
Mixed 410
SusWrite 329
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.1
206% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 12GB
2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.8% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 20.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns

 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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