MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% 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	65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 02:06
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 71.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 986 96% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,416 88% 1,416 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 133 Parallax 113 102% 124 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 119 Splatting 102 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 84 86 86 97 MB/s Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.5% Good	Read 266 Write 123 Mixed 174 SusWrite 90.8 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 35.2 147% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 98.5 77% 103 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 75%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 171GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 210 211 211 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 469 Mixed 270 SusWrite 214 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.6 188% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 251 199% 278 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 205GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 82 SusWrite 121 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 90GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 97 96 96 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 110 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 97.4 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 25.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 25.3 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 97%

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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
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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