MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	229% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 450 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.1 37% 43.6 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 323 322 323 325 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,432 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,270 SusWrite 371 306% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 75.2 251% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 702 523% 691 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 280%
Patriot Torch 60GB-$30 156 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free Firmware: S9FM02.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 55 70 75 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 417 Write 74 Mixed 124 SusWrite 65.6 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 9.6 93% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 50.3 DQ Mixed 7.7 29% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 308GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 110 113 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 111 Write 103 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 112 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 85%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 119 119 119 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 116 Write 122 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 29.5 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,076 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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 $245Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16