MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.3%, 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)
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	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 10:24
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 701 71% 578 Pts	64-Core 894 55% 894 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372C) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 26.1 Parallax 28.2 30% 30.3 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 32.7 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,950 Write 1,404 Mixed 586 288% 1,313 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.2 179% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 724 551% 757 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 242GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 50 62 64 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 13.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 60.3 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 57%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 200GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 74 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 74 Write 51.2 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 74.1 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 51%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 64 64 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 69 Write 68 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 65 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 87%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 107GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 104 103 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 104 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (90^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 34 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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

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

Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $129Bench 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

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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