MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.5% 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	234% 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	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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 832 80% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 75 Parallax 66 60% 71.6 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 71.6 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 338 335 323 319 311 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 1474 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 380 301% 1,362 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 77.4 258% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 860 628% 824 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 280%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 94GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 136 134 134 140 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 436 Write 408 Mixed 292 SusWrite 150 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 14.9 104% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 11.1 73% 166 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 533GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 152 150 150 149 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 160 Write 125 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 149 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 114%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 51GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 71 70 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 84 Write 82.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 70.2 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 39 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 $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