MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
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)
Memory5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 17:31
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 211
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 588
59% 482 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 59.8
57% 66 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 66.6
Splatting 69.1
56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
779GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 152
Mixed 152
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.19
73% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.4% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.3
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 13.1
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 80%

 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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