MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '17 at 00:10
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 65.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
73% 135 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 746
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.3% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 79
63% 79.4 fps
MRender 79.2
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 64.5
58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 130
Write 112
Mixed 110
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.25
87% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 20.9
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 17.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 88%

 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 3,075 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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