MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 22:12
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 77.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,159 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,461 90% 1,461 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 120 109% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 164 Splatting 117 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 128GB-$72 770 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231412 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 277 Mixed 186 69% 316 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 33.8 137% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 121 122% 201 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 90%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 200GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 164 132 67 96 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 462 Write 378 Mixed 238 SusWrite 116 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 13.2 74% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 38 45% 79 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 56%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 317 323 322 322 323 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 331 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.4 206% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 28.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 26.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 88%

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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 ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16