MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 07:45
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 1600-$148 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 699 67% 554 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3438) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 68.2 62% 74 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 73 61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 362 Mixed 188 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 18.8 58% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 95 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 39.4 43% 72 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 18GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 89.5 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 88%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 5GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 15.7 Write 0.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.2 6% 6.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $148Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $498

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 $179	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