MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 10 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 178
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 608
57% 472 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.2% Poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 62.9
17% 36.4 fps
MRender 21.4
Gravity 46.6
Splatting 48.4
33% 38.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 427
Write 112
Mixed 159
50% 233 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 14.8
69% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 57.8
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 30.8
38% 65.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
779GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 119
Write 178
Mixed 128
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 5.28
4K Mixed 0.62
187% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 28.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 90%

 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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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

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