MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 02:28
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 75
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 440
52% 404 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 68%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 112 120 111 119 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 220
Write 184
Mixed 213
SusWrite 118
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 29.4
111% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 110
86% 118 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB
2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 32.9
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $376
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