MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.3% 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)
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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit barev, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180724
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 18:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 824 80% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,344 83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 8A9B) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 18.9 16% 18.3 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 16.8 16% 20.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 19%
AMD Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Sapphire(174B 0490) 256MB Driver: atiumd64B.dll Ver. 14.200.0.2 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Lighting 0.2 Reflection 0.23 0% 0.22 fps

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,172 Write 63.7 Mixed 134 372% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 490 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.3 749% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 21GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 45 36 22 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 73 Write 51 Mixed 40 SusWrite 33.1 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 50%
Jmicron Tech 250GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2GB free Firmware: 0203 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.5 Write 45.5 Mixed 30.7 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 95GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 67 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 67.6 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 34.2 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

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

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Desktop 77%

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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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Total price: $459

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