MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 693
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 184
Parallax 167
141% 174 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 165
Splatting 120
109% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 445 446 456 456 455 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 458
Mixed 431
SusWrite 448
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 52.8
184% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 259
199% 269 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
62GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 470 467 413 443 395 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 483
Mixed 408
SusWrite 440
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 62.1
206% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
437GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 93.7
Write 83
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 75.6
58% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 35.1
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.2
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 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 3,080 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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