MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics17.1% 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 Drive34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 19:14
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 195
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 584
55% 456 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A34) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 21
Reflection 17.5
Parallax 30.6
17% 23 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 28.7
Splatting 21.2
17% 20.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 399
Write 36.2
Mixed 63.3
35% 166 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 3.34
41% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 3.9
30% 74 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 22.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 111%

 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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