MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.6% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 71 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 197 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 689 65% 540 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 58.2 60% 68.6 fps	MRender 77.7 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 76.7 62% 75.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 390 132 412 247 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 465 Write 376 Mixed 376 SusWrite 268 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 36.9 125% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 156 130% 182 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 153GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 306 308 308 308 307 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 473 Mixed 389 SusWrite 322 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 50 166% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 95GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 162 145 179 182 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 344 Write 261 Mixed 268 SusWrite 171 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 38.8 138% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 186 148% 204 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 202 205 205 206 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 170 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 203 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 191 203 203 203 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 196 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 200 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 28.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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