MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	140% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 21:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 683 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8616) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 32 30% 31.5 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 225 202 217 190 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 808 Mixed 816 SusWrite 205 163% 733 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56 189% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 426 349% 513 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 141%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 504GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 78 76 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 80.2 Write 77 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 78.2 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 4x4GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 27.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 102%

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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