MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.9% 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	81.3% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 07:22
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 641 69% 550 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 89.8 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 69 Splatting 56.7 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: LBFD11N SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 117 99 103 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 470 Write 402 Mixed 246 SusWrite 126 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 42.8 140% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 184 156% 226 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GR2OA3E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 106 105 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 105 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 728GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 168 167 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 112 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 166 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D2 CMU16GX4 CMU16GX4 24GB 1200, 1200, 1200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 27.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns

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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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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