MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateMar 29 '22 at 22:23
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 706
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 902
56% 902 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 127
102% 130 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 245 100 99 101 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 470
Mixed 410
SusWrite 182
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 52
176% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 362
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
Adata S596 Turbo 32GB
14GB free
Firmware: 100730
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 46 45 58 53 50 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 218
Write 38
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 51
20% 94 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 21.9
4K Mixed 15.5
57% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 46.7
DQ Write 14.2
DQ Mixed 15
15% 25.3 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 31%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
407GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 116 116 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 177
Write 153
Mixed 86
SusWrite 115
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 34
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%

 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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