MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	55.8% 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	104% 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.

Very high background CPU (78%). 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	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 13:18
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	78%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 52.7 2-Core 86.4 44% 68.4 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 346 28% 248 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 44 Parallax 92.8 34% 59.3 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 139 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP300 480GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 408 411 423 423 437 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 546 Write 732 Mixed 739 SusWrite 447 140% 616 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 30.4 94% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 565 424% 567 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 165%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 80GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 84 SusWrite 113 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 79%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 327GB free Firmware: JP2OA25C SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 118 119 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 111 Write 115 Mixed 57 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 64%

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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 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
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 $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $366

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