MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	211% 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.

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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	13.4 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 19:36
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 298 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 897 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96% 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 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 124 104% 131 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 218 202 166 167 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,902 Write 704 Mixed 597 SusWrite 182 184% 846 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 80.8 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 886 DQ Write 700 DQ Mixed 693 546% 760 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 234%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 204GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 119 154 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 294 Write 202 Mixed 236 SusWrite 142 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38 154% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 138 109% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 63 58 57 57 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 495 Write 356 Mixed 346 SusWrite 87.2 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 41.4 151% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 104 130% 230 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.7% 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 (66^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.5 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 36 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.7% 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	816x
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 $41Bench 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 $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