MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	86.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.1% 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, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 188 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 426 47% 372 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 118 Parallax 100 88% 109 fps	MRender 99.6 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 105 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 306 303 291 288 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 479 Mixed 329 SusWrite 306 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 43.1 149% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 250 208% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 149GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 322 349 321 320 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 487 Mixed 463 SusWrite 333 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.1 192% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 450GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 187 190 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 69.2 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 188 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 88%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 714GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 147 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 146 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 21.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

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 $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