MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.9% 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	102% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	May 17 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 70.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 89% 167 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 954 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,344 83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 153 81% 113 fps	MRender 85.4 Gravity 103 Splatting 123 87% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 207 160 165 188 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 474 Mixed 213 SusWrite 185 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 277 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 20GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,148 Write 1,876 Mixed 939 366% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 72.3 253% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,147 872% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 363%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66 9,402 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 282GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 51.2 Write 55.2 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 52.3 32% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 45%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 286GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 96 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 95.7 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.5 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 25.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 105%

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

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,074 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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