MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59% 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	103% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 75% 137 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 728 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 928 57% 928 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 64 60% 70.6 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 69.6 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 168 172 159 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 463 Mixed 401 SusWrite 189 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 54.1 181% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 104 112 109 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 116 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 110 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 802GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 34.6 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 161% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 104%

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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%

Battleship

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 $295	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