MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 12:39
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 177
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 630
57% 479 Pts
64-Core 861
53% 861 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 67.1
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 92.7
55% 78 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 58.7
55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 395 414 417 418 366 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 406
Mixed 394
SusWrite 396
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 50.6
178% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 156
142% 208 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 110%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
45GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 47 50 49 50 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 84.8
Write 77
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 48.9
47% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 50%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
774GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 158 158 158 158 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 159
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 157
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 48%

 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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