MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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.

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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 835 78% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,318 82% 1,318 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 106% 130 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 126 Splatting 105 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 333 221 208 213 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 483 Mixed 400 SusWrite 266 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 50.1 156% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 214GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 870 872 869 869 871 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 2,025 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 933 374% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 56.6 187% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 459 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 447 323% 420 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 169 169 170 167 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 120 Mixed 68 SusWrite 168 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 126 136 137 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 68.3 Write 112 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 132 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 177GB free, PID 25f3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 344 Write 358 Mixed 266 410% 323 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 21.2 1,662% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 36.6 DQ Mixed 25.9 2,205% 28 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 36.2 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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