MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
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 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.3% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '17 at 21:43
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 708
68% 562 Pts
64-Core 871
54% 871 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.3% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 59.9
51% 63.2 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 52.7
49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
6GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 453
Write 77.6
Mixed 126
47% 219 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 18.3
108% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 26.1
37% 69.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
458GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 153
Mixed 163
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 5.52
4K Mixed 0.82
226% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 35
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 42.4
SC Mixed 27.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 107%
Great: 111%

 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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