MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (92%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 08:14
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 92%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-9700 APU (2016 M.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 32.6
2-Core 62.9
22% 47.8 Pts
4-Core 161
8-Core 152
21% 157 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 26% Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
471GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 150 115 121 88 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 105
Write 132
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 115
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Relative performance n/a - RAM benchmark error
Poor: 36% Great: 52%

 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 (MS-7A34) - $90

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