MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 695 66% 544 Pts	64-Core 914 56% 914 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8753) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.9% Good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 80 Parallax 78.2 71% 81.9 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 52 61% 78.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 114 84 24 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 448 Write 283 Mixed 327 SusWrite 52.2 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 5.2 100% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 45.3 52% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 183GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 155 107 104 117 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 136 71% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 213 214 219 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 157 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 214 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 34.2 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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	816x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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