MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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)
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 01:13
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 773
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 70.5
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 89.1
58% 73.8 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 45.5
47% 59.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 39 39 39 39 41 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
390GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 159 171 171 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 144
Write 136
Mixed 18
SusWrite 160
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 107%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 260d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 38.4
Write 35.1
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 34.1
46% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
114% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 28.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 28
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 91%

 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 3,071 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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