MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	120% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181228
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 23:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$148 65,944 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	SC Int 111 SC Float 120 SC Mixed 115 92% 116 Pts	QC Int 440 QC Float 479 QC Mixed 461 104% 460 Pts	MC Int 932 MC Float 976 MC Mixed 969 144% 959 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 64-$400 21,699 User benchmarks, average bench 121% MSI(1462 3680) CLim: 1663 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 237 Parallax 601 130% 385 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 394 Splatting 300 127% 295 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 137%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 454 450 331 173 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 800 Write 450 Mixed 553 SusWrite 337 119% 535 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 44.9 158% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 456 DQ Mixed 330 270% 381 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 7,066 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 63GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 27 70 62 27 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 508 Write 470 Mixed 383 SusWrite 71.4 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 37.7 136% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 184 183% 291 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 337,924 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 161 166 165 152 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 176 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 167 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 4x4GB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 36.1 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $117Bench 82%, 144,819 samples	8,378x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $154Bench 84%, 90,539 samples	3,924x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $148Bench 87%, 65,944 samples	2,537x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 70%, 571,625 samples	3,726x
GTX 1070Nvidia $379Bench 98%, 568,225 samples	2,444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 121%, 460,256 samples	1,994x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 105%, 407,778 samples	2,033x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 201%, 128,541 samples	1,157x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $106Bench 111%, 329,379 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 87%, 176,879 samples	1,715x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $100Bench 93%, 83,689 samples	1,465x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $95Bench 92%, 54,910 samples	621x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $370	Nvidia GTX 1070 $379	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $163	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $106
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $117	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $93

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $691	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $78	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $100	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12