MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.9% 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	103% 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.

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

Run History

3 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 22:00
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 751 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1540 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.9% Very good	Lighting 89.7 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 135 73% 102 fps	MRender 82.4 Gravity 100 Splatting 118 84% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 278 164 87 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 479 Mixed 389 SusWrite 181 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 53.9 178% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 672GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 188 187 185 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 164 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 186 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 0GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 22.2 Write 14.2 Mixed 14.5 20% 17 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.4 113% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 17%
VendorCo ProductCode 32GB 3,948 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 3.6 3.6 0.8 9 8.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	5.55% Terrible	Read 21 Write 7.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 5 9% 8.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.55% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 31.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 109%

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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	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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

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) $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