MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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	99.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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

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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 06:46
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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)	77.6% Very good	Memory 76.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 715 69% 569 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 76.4 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 93.8 62% 80.9 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 73 Splatting 58 54% 67.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 233 432 316 451 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 465 Mixed 390 SusWrite 362 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 37 136% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 226 205% 311 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 302GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 56 58 64 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 9.8 Write 31.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 52.5 22% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB 2,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $42Bench 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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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