MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.6% 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	83% 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.

Run History

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 15:17
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 74 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 597 59% 482 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 52.1 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 71.3 42% 63.9 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 53.2 Splatting 57 49% 59.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 338 251 150 144 126 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 464 Write 466 Mixed 397 SusWrite 229 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 36 126% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 287 208% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 26GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 84 84 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 90.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 83.8 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 10GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 110 Mixed 70.2 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 1,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 92.4 43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

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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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16