MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% 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	213% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 22:43
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 72.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 745 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 57.6 59% 65.5 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 74.9 61% 75 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 323 322 324 323 321 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,103 Write 1,522 Mixed 604 SusWrite 368 254% 1,149 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 55.5 217% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 634 552% 819 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 236%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 175GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 404 404 403 407 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 398 SusWrite 412 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 51 177% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 289 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 494GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 176 176 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 158 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 175 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 25.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 79%

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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	822x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	266x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16