MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). 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, 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 832 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1717 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 131 Parallax 129 100% 127 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 112 Splatting 101 87% 107 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 182 147 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 378 Mixed 398 SusWrite 167 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 122 140% 239 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 165 146 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 442 Write 262 Mixed 305 SusWrite 167 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 16 80% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 96.3 DQ Mixed 32.2 43% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 655GB free Firmware: HPH3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 188 189 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 186 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 187 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3266 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 34.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 33.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

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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