MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.3% 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 Drive205% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 23:56
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 743
72% 593 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Lighting 36
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 42.2
29% 36.9 fps
MRender 47
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 34.4
32% 40.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,238
327% 1,482 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 37.8
151% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 65.9
68% 113 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 205%
Great: 236%
Amd-raid Array 1 999GB
703GB free
Firmware: 8.1
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 148
Write 120
Mixed 98.2
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 4.58
4K Mixed 0.63
192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 176%
Amd-raid WDC WD3200AAJS-5 320GB
84GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 74.4
Write 47.7
Mixed 52
44% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.35
94% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 29.7
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 24.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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