MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive240% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200702
Uptime11.9 Days
Run DateJan 10 '22 at 18:28
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT-$396
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 310
99% 184 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,036
99% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,556
96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (80 fps cap detected)
65.3% Good
Lighting 80
Reflection 80
Parallax 80
65% 80 fps
MRender 80
Gravity 80
Splatting 80
66% 80 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 402 390 383 374 364 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 1,657
Mixed 821
SusWrite 421
274% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 73.8
255% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,331
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 899
757% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 240%
Great: 254%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
153GB free
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 354 103 102 103 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 406
Mixed 351
SusWrite 199
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 38.1
149% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 190
174% 265 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 102%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 494 494 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 493
Mixed 460
SusWrite 494
111% 491 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 68.5
227% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 138%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 33
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 35.5
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 109%

 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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