MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.4% 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	38.1% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 09:16
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 72.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 80% 146 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 659 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 67.2 58% 69.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 67.3 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 5.7 35 20 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 448 Write 89.2 Mixed 128 SusWrite 26.9 37% 173 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 12.8 53% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 13.6 DQ Mixed 12 21% 42.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 55%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 918GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 118 126 129 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 113 Write 136 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 124 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 640GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 161 162 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 160 Mixed 110 SusWrite 162 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 25.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 98%

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

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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	816x
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 $39Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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