MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170510
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '17 at 03:23
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 73.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 185
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 620
59% 486 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 368.81
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 66.3
61% 73.1 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 70
Splatting 72.2
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
894GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 192
Mixed 151
133% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 0.98
242% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.1
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 93.8
43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 48%

 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 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $376
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