MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	29.2% 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	34% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 17:04
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon X4 950 Quad Core 4,334 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 119 51% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 198 22% 174 Pts	64-Core 215 13% 215 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3643) 2GB CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 1577 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 45.3 27% 36.9 fps	MRender 43.9 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 36.2 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 171 191 218 201 214 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34% Below average	Read 208 Write 84.5 Mixed 107 SusWrite 196 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 10.7 42% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.8 DQ Write 20.7 DQ Mixed 18.7 14% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 100%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 129GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 113 Write 56.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 99.1 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.4% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 13.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 7.8 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16