MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 06:13
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 820 74% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 66.8 63% 73.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 71.7 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 235 242 236 245 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 481 Mixed 404 SusWrite 264 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 53.8 180% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 273 231% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 132GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 396 298 234 201 179 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 469 Mixed 385 SusWrite 293 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 56 184% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 296 223% 297 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 131%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 682GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 118 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 108%

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 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 28.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

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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 $40Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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