MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 18:51
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 211 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 514 56% 442 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 68 64% 74.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 72 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 59 69 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 434 Write 282 Mixed 140 SusWrite 61.8 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 8.1 34% 8.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 55%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 429GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 91 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 92 Mixed 60 SusWrite 89.4 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS543216A7A384 160GB 1,045 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 67GB free Firmware: ES1OA70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 74.8 Write 71 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 77.3 48% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 44%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 925GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 110 113 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 112 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 35.8 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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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 $45Bench 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 $45	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