MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 25 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 217
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 818
74% 625 Pts
64-Core 1149
71% 1149 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 147
80% 110 fps
MRender 84.5
Gravity 111
Splatting 120
88% 105 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B359
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 352 348 346 329 340 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 806
Write 526
Mixed 360
SusWrite 346
113% 509 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 28.7
135% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 96.2
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 176
174% 263 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 107%
Great: 127%
Amd-raid WDC WD5002AALX-0 500GB
459GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 124
Write 117
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 120
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 70%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 355 350 354 339 347 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 360
Write 364
Mixed 183
SusWrite 350
230% 314 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1.6
535% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 204%
Great: 201%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 30
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90%
Great: 129%

 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%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $464
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