MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
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 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.4% 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 Drive216% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170915
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 02:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU6%

 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 76.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 774
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB
CLim: 1337 MHz, MLim: 1532 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 36.1
Parallax 46.4
32% 40.8 fps
MRender 48.8
Gravity 46.3
Splatting 36.9
35% 44 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 2,092
Write 1,140
Mixed 1,229
328% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 42.9
176% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 96.9
102% 171 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 216%
Great: 236%
Amd-raid Array 1 999GB
550GB free
Firmware: 8.1
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 102
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 176%
Amd-raid WDC WD3200AAJS-5 320GB
196GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 81
Write 59
Mixed 66.4
52% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.38
87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.2%
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 (97th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 30.6
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.9%
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 3,073 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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