MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.3% 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	209% 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 (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 19:27
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 953 92% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 77.8 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.3 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 166 166 168 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1859 Write 670 Mixed 572 SusWrite 180 179% 820 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 81.1 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 687 538% 748 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 234%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 204GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 138 143 143 143 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 306 Write 211 Mixed 244 SusWrite 143 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.1 157% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 174 124% 154 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 63 58 56 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 496 Write 363 Mixed 345 SusWrite 86.6 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 41.4 151% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 114 133% 231 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 15,011 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.3 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 34.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 113%

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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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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