MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.2% 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	162% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '17 at 18:07
Run Duration	82 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 69.4 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 185 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 590 54% 450 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780 4GB 988 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 84CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 56.3 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 64.3 46% 56.8 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 48.4 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 982 Mixed 1,165 256% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 25.6 148% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.6 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 26.2 51% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 230%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD 2x8GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 23.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 84%

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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%

Battleship

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 $133	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