MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime13.6 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 12:14
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 66.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 209
69% 126 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 610
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$212
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.2% Good
Lighting 82.4
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 81
67% 82.9 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 67.9
67% 84.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 5.6 4.3 3.3 4 6.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 431
Write 150
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 7.6
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 14.6
60% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 71%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
554GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 130 135 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 133
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 76%
Kingston DT microDuo 3C 124GB
32GB free, PID 16ae
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 112 50 54 97 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 96.5
Write 51.3
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 84.5
97% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
15% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65%
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 3,090 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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