MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.1% 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 Drive	82.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 07:54
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 77.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 888 79% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,223 76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1600 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.1% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 62.1 54% 68.3 fps	MRender 87.2 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 86.9 66% 79.9 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 84 240 231 84 236 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 430 Write 272 Mixed 381 SusWrite 184 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 38.5 136% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 179 154% 232 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 99%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 192 189 186 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 197 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 188 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 181% 2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 184 182 184 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 175 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 185 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$22 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 377GB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 153 150 155 154 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 152 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 30.5 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 95%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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