MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.7% 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	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	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 23:38
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 691 64% 533 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1570) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 27.8 20% 29.7 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 26.3 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510D SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 118 53 53 58 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 484 Write 331 Mixed 315 SusWrite 104 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 38.5 140% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 216 176% 250 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 187GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 122 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 152 Write 116 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 124 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 113%

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 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $182	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) $30	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