MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.4% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 02:54
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 467
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Lighting 35.1
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 31.9
29% 30.9 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 32.8
Splatting 32
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 255 233 220 216 212 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 484
Mixed 453
SusWrite 249
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.4
190% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
45GB free
Firmware: 05TD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 273 260 262 260 261 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69% Good
Read 403
Write 267
Mixed 244
SusWrite 257
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 19.9
109% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 33.1
47% 85.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69%
Great: 69%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 500GB
267GB free
Firmware: 1053
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 125 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 125
Write 110
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 125
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK4GX4M1D2400C14 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 12GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 22.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 97.9
41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 86%

 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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