MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.4% 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	218% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '18 at 02:26
Run Duration	376 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 205 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 607 64% 511 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 40.8 28% 36 fps	MRender 44.1 Gravity 41 Splatting 33 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 1,255 Mixed 1,272 334% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 46.4 172% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 88.9 92% 153 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
Amd-raid Array 1 999GB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 574GB free Firmware: 8.1 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 144 Write 120 Mixed 111 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.74 161% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 176%
Amd-raid WDC WD3200AAJS-5 320GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 198GB free Firmware: 01.0 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 89.8 Write 55.7 Mixed 64 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.38 89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 46%
CBM USB 2.0 2GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.7 Write 3.4 Mixed 5.07 7% 7.07 MB/s	4K Read 5.62 4K Write 0.01 32% 2.82 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 26.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 88%

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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	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