MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '18 at 22:01
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
67.2% Good
Memory 78
1-Core 86.4
2-Core 156
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 510
50% 407 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A34) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 24.4
15% 19.3 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 21.2
Splatting 20.7
14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 321 335 314 319 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 388
Write 328
Mixed 306
SusWrite 321
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 31.1
134% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 37
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 29.1
30% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
44.2% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 84.3
48% 84.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 48%

 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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