MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.4% 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	82.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 71.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 679 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 60.1 58% 66.7 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 51.9 50% 63.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 99 97 96 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 459 Write 384 Mixed 351 SusWrite 135 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 36.3 140% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 199 178% 267 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 873GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 87 91 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 41.8 Write 89.5 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 87.5 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3500641NS 500GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 153GB free Firmware: 3.AEH SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 40.3 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 34%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 108GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 33 34 34 35 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 20 Mixed 18 SusWrite 32.4 34% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 131GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 35 35 36 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 31.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 35.2 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 27.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

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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 $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