MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 09:40
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 234 77% 141 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 755 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 18.6 16% 17.8 fps	MRender 16.6 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 20.7 16% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 200 275 200 241 239 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.6% Average	Read 229 Write 77.2 Mixed 138 SusWrite 236 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 18.4 69% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 52.3 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 24.8 37% 67.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.2 3.8 4 4.7 3.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 27 Write 15.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 4 19% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.8 187% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	817x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	339x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16