MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.8% 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.
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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 03 '18 at 20:06
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 209
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 699
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 44.4
0% 25 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 28.2
Splatting 35.8
25% 30 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 8.59%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 217 192 208 212 209 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 473
Write 441
Mixed 268
SusWrite 213
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 38.1
135% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 252
206% 295 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 101%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42
221GB free
Firmware: CP100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 73 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 66
Write 35.3
Mixed 48
SusWrite 73.6
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 43%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB
748GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 92 96 96 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 86.3
Write 91.7
Mixed 77
SusWrite 94
65% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 27.4
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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