MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.4% 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	31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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

3 years ago, 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 04:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 909 81% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1700 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 94.7 Parallax 195 96% 136 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 139 Splatting 135 102% 123 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid KINGSTON SA400S3 240GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 118 80 166 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 356 Write 357 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 87.1 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 34.2 44% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 66%
Amd-raid Array 2 999GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 64GB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 167 172 172 171 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 135 Write 160 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 168 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.9 231% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 137%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 24 26 25 25 26 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 205 Write 33.3 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 26.3 90% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 11.2 808% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.5 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 12.7 1,136% 16 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 35.1 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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%

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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 $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