MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateSep 02 '17 at 07:36
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 73.5
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 657
65% 533 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.63
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 45.6
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.6
37% 38.1 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 40.6
Splatting 35.8
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WL2000GSA6472E 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: WD35 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 176
Write 125
Mixed 133
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 3.27
4K Mixed 0.51
145% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.5% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 12.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 93.6
43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 48%

 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 3,071 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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