MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170920
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 03:49
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 848 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB; Zotac 1080 TI AMP EXTREME! CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 197 Parallax 197 134% 186 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 188 Splatting 125 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 250 247 246 244 241 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 1,399 Mixed 531 SusWrite 302 229% 1,040 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 51.1 202% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,057 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 781 647% 930 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 40GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 291 Mixed 326 SusWrite 105 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 32.7 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 188 172% 262 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 990GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 79.9 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 99.8 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 182GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 109 109 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 109 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 70%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 143GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 65 62 67 61 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 100 Write 110 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 69 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 144% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 79%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 148GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 97.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 72.4 108% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 34 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 105%

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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
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $366

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