MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 846 77% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,223 76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 92.1 Reflection 84.5 Parallax 133 75% 103 fps	MRender 85 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 122 86% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-G2 240GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 609ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 234 223 152 218 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 324 Write 321 Mixed 71 SusWrite 219 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 39.8 141% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 247 187% 247 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 81%
Team L5 LITE SSD 480GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 57GB free Firmware: Q0120B SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 118 7.5 68 1.5 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 503 Write 384 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 34 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 10 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 584GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 95 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.7 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 94.1 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 128%

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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	36x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	20x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	5x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	4x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $400

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