MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.2% 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 Drive244% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 77
1-Core 114
2-Core 190
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 702
62% 527 Pts
64-Core 1,233
76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 81
56% 70.8 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 78
56% 66.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 1106 612 1900 1428 1076 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,012
Write 638
Mixed 1,081
SusWrite 1,222
275% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.4
209% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 614
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 577
430% 572 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 244%
Great: 311%
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 120 122 118 120 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 119
Write 123
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 108
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.8
253% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 197 199 200 200 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 169
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 199
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FB 16GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 32.3
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 26.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 108%

 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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