MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive173% 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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 62.6
1-Core 100
2-Core 164
62% 109 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 583
52% 439 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 113
Parallax 103
82% 106 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 1096 777 601 599 599 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,651
Write 1,477
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 747
289% 1,289 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 30.8
99% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 722
527% 693 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 173%
Great: 340%
SSK 1TB
174GB free
Firmware: 0206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 286 298 286 264 268 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 256
Write 324
Mixed 274
SusWrite 271
64% 281 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 17.2
55% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 115
87% 116 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
500GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 136 134 133 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 133
Write 101
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 134
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.9% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 26.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 19.9
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 96%

 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 3,076 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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