MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 16:44
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 69
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 184
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 642
58% 491 Pts
64-Core 855
53% 855 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.47% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 35.9
0% 21.9 fps
MRender 29.9
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 33.8
25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 8.47%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 15 30 12 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 343
Write 38
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 21.9
26% 122 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 12.2
50% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 88.4
DQ Write 26.8
DQ Mixed 40.6
34% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 104%

 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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