MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.2% 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 Drive89.9% 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)
Memory1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '21 at 07:36
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$101
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 65.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 229
75% 138 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 663
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A34) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.6.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 31.5
19% 23.7 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 26.3
Splatting 15.9
14% 17.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 184 184 184 194 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 478
Write 256
Mixed 231
SusWrite 191
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 44
154% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 227
178% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 104%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
275GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 332 70 72 71 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 461
Write 317
Mixed 316
SusWrite 159
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 32.5
131% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 181
165% 250 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89
897GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 508 508 509 506 508 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 25.5
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 82%

 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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