MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78% 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	73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 01:26
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 859 78% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,219 75% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.77 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 101 Parallax 100 78% 99 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 92.8 Splatting 95.7 77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 78 74 74 78 65 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 496 Write 451 Mixed 364 SusWrite 91.8 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 29.3 108% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 181 178% 280 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 179 179 182 245 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 382 Write 122 Mixed 260 SusWrite 193 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 11.5 54% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 16 23% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 211GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 130 129 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 184 Write 162 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 130 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 379GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 110 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 122 Write 111 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 34.4 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 119%

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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 3,076 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	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 $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