MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 31 '19 at 13:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 70
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 670
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 131
Parallax 110
97% 120 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 119
Splatting 99.7
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 248 257 257 256 257 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 491
Write 258
Mixed 278
SusWrite 255
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 35.9
130% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 188
158% 227 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 123%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
444GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 70 70 70 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 168
Write 81
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 70.8
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FB 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 26.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 95%

 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 3,074 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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