MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.6% 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	263% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 03:17
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 311 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 931 96% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1010 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 173 99% 128 fps	MRender 89.7 Gravity 125 Splatting 130 96% 115 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 546GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1559 1567 1577 1572 1235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1507 Write 1,578 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 1,509 320% 1,422 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 83 236% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 272 347% 609 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 255%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 477GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 450 452 453 451 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 456 Mixed 427 SusWrite 450 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 31 144% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 45.5 99% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 855GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BF SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 108 105 102 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 105 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 710GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 168 168 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 166 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB 77,202 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 36.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 37.2 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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	171x
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 $269	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 $178	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