MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	109% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 80.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 686 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 894 55% 894 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1675 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 75 52% 67.9 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 52 47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 223 226 228 231 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 967 Write 994 Mixed 493 SusWrite 310 154% 691 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 38.6 127% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 221 175% 248 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 181%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 149 149 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 148 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 659GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 92 91 93 92 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 40.9 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 90.5 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 57%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13 599 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 40GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 36 99 52 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 100 Write 32.2 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 69.8 92% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2 128% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (89^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 34.9 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $178	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