MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 02:20
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 808
79% 650 Pts
64-Core 1,015
63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1663 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 90.8
Parallax 199
98% 137 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 140
Splatting 130
100% 120 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 71 58 91 93 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 508
Write 435
Mixed 367
SusWrite 108
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 37.9
137% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 186
181% 285 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
369GB free
Firmware: HP33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 125 125 126 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 131
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 126
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
15GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 3.1 3.9 3.8 4.5 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
6.84% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 15.3
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 4
16% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 2.4
123% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.84%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 38.2
119% 41.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 34.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 102%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459
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