MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 14:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 213 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 717 67% 559 Pts	64-Core 943 58% 943 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 238 178 102 97 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 470 Write 421 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 185 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 25.4 75% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 50.6 DQ Mixed 74 63% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 353GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 62 61 62 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 66.8 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 62.6 49% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 926GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 2.4 3.2 2.1 3 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 90 Write 6.7 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 6.6 22% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 57%
Storeva 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 240GB free, PID 3101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 66 SusWrite 99.6 126% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 34.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

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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 $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	38x
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 $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16