MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	124% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '19 at 23:33
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 240 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 718 70% 574 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 1870 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 27 Parallax 30.2 32% 32.1 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 36.1 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 111 163 104 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,513 Write 6 Mixed 15 SusWrite 134 87% 417 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 13.8 124% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 911 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 180 200% 366 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 185%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 462 461 449 471 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 468 Mixed 405 SusWrite 460 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.4 202% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 365 275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 460GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 189 180 185 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 186 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 35.7 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

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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	36x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $34	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