MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.8% 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 Drive83% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '20 at 00:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 72
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 859
76% 645 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 71.2
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 88
58% 76.8 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 59
54% 67.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 94 96 96 137 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 483
Write 203
Mixed 336
SusWrite 150
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 34.8
139% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 187
164% 244 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83%
Great: 98%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 113 115 116 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 139
Write 90
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 114
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
155% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 26.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 96.7
41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78%
Great: 101%

 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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