MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 11:52
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 222 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 850 77% 647 Pts	64-Core 1,212 75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.5% Good	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 101 Parallax 79.9 57% 83.5 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 94 71% 85.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 321 322 323 298 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 1,498 Mixed 710 SusWrite 364 254% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 58.4 234% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 676 574% 840 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Gigabyte UD PRO 256GB-$49 2,163 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 220GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 289 290 293 292 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 373 Mixed 368 SusWrite 294 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 38.5 139% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 184 181% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 103%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 49GB free Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 380 381 384 385 383 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 213 Write 102 Mixed 114 SusWrite 378 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 21.6 92% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 97.8 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 139 107% 142 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 346GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 158 159 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 160 Mixed 105 SusWrite 158 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.9 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $36Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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