MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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 (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180724
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 21:06
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 74.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 922 83% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,312 81% 1,312 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 114% 142 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 108 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 400 401 403 399 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 405 Mixed 263 SusWrite 399 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 39.2 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 325 251% 340 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 480 480 481 483 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 488 Mixed 398 SusWrite 482 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 61.1 205% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Ocz-arc1 00 480GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 91GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 346 388 339 399 410 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 328 Write 403 Mixed 277 SusWrite 380 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 26 87% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 106 80% 107 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 104%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free Firmware: JKAONA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 166 167 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 163 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 167 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 26,065 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 28.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 89%

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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 $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 $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