MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 01:19
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 191 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 380 51% 380 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 164 81% 118 fps	MRender 90.3 Gravity 123 Splatting 129 95% 114 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,624 Write 1,156 Mixed 1,044 282% 1,275 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 45.6 208% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 647 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 60.4 152% 331 MB/s
Poor: 93% Great: 230%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 687GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 144 144 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 143 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial STK4U2400D17081C 2x8GB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 86%

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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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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