MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive90.1% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180724
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 69.2
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 198
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 778
69% 586 Pts
64-Core 977
60% 977 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.8% Below average
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 110
Parallax 227
0% 112 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 131
Splatting 156
111% 132 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77
518GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 301 251 148 124 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 318
Mixed 252
SusWrite 219
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 41.1
144% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 207
178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
91GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 109 108 108 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 143
Write 131
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 111
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2
361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 123 133 131 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 146
Write 129
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 131
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 21.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78%
Great: 103%

 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 3,073 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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