MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.6% 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	134% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 05:35
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 77.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 943 85% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 93 60% 80.3 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 59.1 56% 69 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 527 416 420 418 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 1,479 Write 573 Mixed 813 SusWrite 471 184% 834 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 13.2 82% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 18 137% 350 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 287%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 335GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 33 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 64 Write 4.3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 32.2 20% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 72 75 75 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 92.8 Mixed 85 SusWrite 75.7 58% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 171 169 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 127 Mixed 81 SusWrite 169 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 44 44 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 173 Write 42.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 44.4 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2400 C15 Series TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2400 C15 Series 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 25 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 77%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $376

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 $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 $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