MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.1% 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	99.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 10:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 708 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 946 58% 946 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 73 Parallax 64.2 58% 69.2 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 71.1 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 398 395 406 407 408 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 434 Mixed 288 SusWrite 400 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 39.5 130% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 284 229% 323 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 119%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 131 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 460 Write 133 Mixed 133 SusWrite 131 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 19.2 94% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 49.4 83% 166 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 146 149 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 172 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 147 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 4,565 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 33.9 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

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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%

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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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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