MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 15:47
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 711 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.1 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 57.5 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 74.1 47% 66.4 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 54.5 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 143 143 127 131 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 326 Write 215 Mixed 238 SusWrite 138 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 38.9 138% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 162 120% 157 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 55GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 118 120 124 121 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 92 SusWrite 121 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 108%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 929GB free Firmware: 03.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 117 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 35 Write 51.5 Mixed 50 SusWrite 117 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 59%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 8.6 8.2 8 8.8 8 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	6.21% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 3.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 7.8 12% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.21% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 66%

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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 $39Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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