MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 05:52
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
49% Average
Memory 52.1
1-Core 53.4
2-Core 166
48% 90.5 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 247
35% 258 Pts
64-Core 333
21% 333 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 70.6
0% 42.8 fps
MRender 56.9
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 42.9
37% 45.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34
171GB free
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 149 146 145 139 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 389
Write 333
Mixed 155
SusWrite 161
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 10.3
55% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 11.3
35% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 55%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
411GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 759 772 740 742 699 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 755
Mixed 663
SusWrite 750
176% 786 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 47.9
171% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 222
218% 341 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 155%
Great: 209%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GR2OA230
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 38 46 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 80.4
Write 75.2
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 51.5
43% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROU 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 22.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 12.3
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 153
26% 153 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

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