MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.6% 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	156% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191002
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 00:12
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 835 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 63.2 38% 58.3 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 53.6 45% 55 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 256GB 566 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 298 297 300 300 301 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,306 Write 996 Mixed 1,065 SusWrite 397 210% 941 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 33.9 175% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 431 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 715 517% 655 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 208%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 152 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 152 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 34 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% 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	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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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