MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.1% 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	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 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 @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 03:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 77.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 738 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 947 59% 947 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 125 Parallax 127 102% 126 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 102 Splatting 90.1 90% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 116 107 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 457 Write 118 Mixed 118 SusWrite 111 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 20.1 105% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 49.1 80% 161 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 371GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 54.6 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 57.4 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 233GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 111 112 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 169 166 175 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 135 Write 149 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 172 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 1,637 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 38GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.4 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 39.5 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 34.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 24.2 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 96%

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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%

Battleship

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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