MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	111% 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	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 13:21
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 185 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 933 75% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,301 80% 1,301 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 152 Parallax 142 120% 147 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 124 129 133 136 224 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 414 Write 103 Mixed 246 SusWrite 150 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 40.4 149% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 170 116% 137 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 95%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 163GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 217 283 279 292 282 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 489 Mixed 398 SusWrite 301 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 38.4 138% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 125 131% 209 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 105GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 65 64 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 77.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 65 83% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 32.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 30.5 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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