MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.8% 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	101% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 13:42
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 644 67% 536 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3772) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 52.7 33% 44.5 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 37.3 38% 47.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU655 120GB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: P180516a SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 439 432 448 450 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 224 Mixed 271 SusWrite 443 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 30.3 148% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 197 157% 214 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 116GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 272 271 271 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 386 SusWrite 291 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.4 189% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 225 207% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB 5,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 77%

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

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Gaming 45%

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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 $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