MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 34% Sail boat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 7.53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	54.5% 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	55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 17:28
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	87%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Memory 3.16 1-Core 111 2-Core 33.9 30% 49.5 Pts	4-Core 63.4 8-Core 119 11% 91.1 Pts	64-Core 153 9% 153 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 57.9 54% 63.6 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 68.2 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 137 136 137 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 312 Write 171 Mixed 209 SusWrite 154 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 25.6 103% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 55.7 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 52.3 41% 55.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 85%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$60 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 224GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 258 259 255 255 257 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	93.7% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 78.7 Mixed 168 SusWrite 257 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 253 202% 284 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 254%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	5.63% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 2.3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3.7 9% 9.12 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.63% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	16.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.2 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 4.9 16% 5.67 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 4.1 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 473 8% 473 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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