MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-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 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 766
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,139
70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 40.2
Reflection 29
Parallax 50.5
33% 39.9 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 37.2
Splatting 35.7
28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 137 134 135 133 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 449
Write 320
Mixed 326
SusWrite 154
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 39.3
147% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 204
170% 244 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 95%
Sandisk SD7SN3Q512G1002 512GB
431GB free
Firmware: X2170002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 446 447 445 445 448 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 436
Mixed 280
SusWrite 444
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 38.1
148% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 150
149% 237 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.1% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 97.9
41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 100%

 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 3,076 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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