MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	122% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 976 87% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,333 82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 84 54% 73.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 58.8 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 462 463 477 482 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 483 Mixed 371 SusWrite 466 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free Firmware: RT17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 188 188 189 191 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 112 Write 155 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 186 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1 316% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 31.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 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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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 $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