MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 01:07
Run Duration	134 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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 904 82% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,296 80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.4% Poor	Lighting 4.47 Reflection 7.54 Parallax 4.56 4% 5.52 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 72 Splatting 57.1 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 106 44 109 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 157 Write 150 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 96.6 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 36GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 43 44 44 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 44.4 Write 43.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 43.8 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 144% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 37%
528 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 17GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 88.8 Mixed 40.5 98% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 31.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 90%

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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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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