MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.5% 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)
Boot Drive	249% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 74 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 764 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 37.3 32% 35.7 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 35 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 1115 1137 1116 627 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,990 Write 1,110 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 878 280% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78.4 254% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 648 533% 760 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 241%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 73GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 0 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 8.5 29% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 43%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 253GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 83 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 89 Write 101 Mixed 60 SusWrite 83.6 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 71%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 9GB free, PID 312a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 27 28 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 37 Write 30.5 Mixed 1 SusWrite 27.9 30% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Mixed 0 50% 4.45 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G266641 2x4GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 92.5 43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 92%

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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	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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