MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive229% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170510
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 15:41
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
65% Good
Memory 70.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 203
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 591
54% 456 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 65%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 205
Parallax 191
144% 191 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 179
Splatting 128
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 2,328
Write 1,275
Mixed 1,347
364% 1,650 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 46.7
180% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 22.4
31% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 229%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 183
Mixed 178
141% 188 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.25
89% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.7% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 21.6
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 110%

 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 130 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 ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $400
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