MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	240% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '17 at 16:30
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 886 79% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,246 77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 77.9 54% 71.2 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 56.1 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,857 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,257 378% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 26.2 170% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 23.7 77% 169 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 465GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 106 106 17194090711 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 958 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 497 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 958 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 958 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 184684707874 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	86.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 144 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.2 71% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%

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 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 31.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $376

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