MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.6% 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 Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 29 '17 at 18:57
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 629
68% 539 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.6% Below average
Lighting 49.5
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 60.2
40% 47.4 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 46.9
Splatting 40.1
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 499
Write 293
Mixed 356
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 7.39
68% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 7.58
48% 107 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
932GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 179
Mixed 120
120% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.34
104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 29.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 92.9
43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 106%

 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 3,074 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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