MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.6% 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 Drive98.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '20 at 01:40
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 90%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 610
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Lighting 74.4
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 73.3
61% 75.1 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 69.8
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 293 296 285 298 287 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 468
Mixed 408
SusWrite 298
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 41.5
149% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 360
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 537GB
108GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 34 32 43 43 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 176
Write 166
Mixed 84
SusWrite 41.3
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 456GB
338GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 31 37 54 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 202
Write 157
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 39
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.7% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 27.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 91%

 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 3,084 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: $464
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