MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170510
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '21 at 06:53
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 177
63% 111 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 744
64% 549 Pts
64-Core 1,226
76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 96.3
Reflection 166
Parallax 92.9
78% 118 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 98
Splatting 101
80% 98 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
85GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 83 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.7% Above average
Read 226
Write 107
Mixed 172
SusWrite 86.2
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 20.9
97% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 136
131% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
625GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 130 133 137 141 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 130
Write 148
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 131
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 2.1
382% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 24.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 215 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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

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