MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.6% 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)
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 03:51
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (59th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 181
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 644
62% 510 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 72.3
Reflection 71.7
Parallax 61.5
59% 68.5 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 68.7
Splatting 72.3
58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 60GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4151
Write 36.5
Mixed 70
295% 1,419 MB/s
4K Read 342
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 4.9
525% 116 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
27GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 96 103 127 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 168
Write 156
Mixed 84
SusWrite 114
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
763GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 137 137 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 145
Write 140
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 136
144% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
930GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 99.8
Write 42.5
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 29.3
59% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.4
129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 3000 C16 Series 3000 C16 Series 3000 C15 Series 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.7% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 25.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns

 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 3,080 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $461
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