MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.5% 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	106% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 810 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% MSI(1462 3680) CLim: 1663 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 93.7 Parallax 206 83% 134 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 144 Splatting 133 102% 123 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 455 305 454 455 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 773 Write 454 Mixed 215 SusWrite 405 102% 462 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 36.7 139% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 156 123% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 131%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 63GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 508 Write 472 Mixed 384 SusWrite 118 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 38.1 139% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 184 182% 289 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 186 186 187 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 178 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 187 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 38.5 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 33.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 102%

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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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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