MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	131% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 16:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 985 87% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,356 84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2930 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 156 Parallax 137 123% 148 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 144 Splatting 116 104% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 483 486 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 493 Mixed 402 SusWrite 488 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62 208% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 127GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 657 658 659 657 655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,068 Write 1,792 Mixed 800 SusWrite 737 300% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 70.3 264% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 1,147 DQ Mixed 841 717% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 797GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 137 138 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 137 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 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 43.3 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32.6 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Desktop 77%

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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
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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