MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 227 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 721 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Asus(1043 0555) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.9% Average	Lighting 25 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 164 20% 73.2 fps	MRender 85 Gravity 112 Splatting 123 90% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 425 394 395 585 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1,348 Mixed 870 SusWrite 454 234% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 21.1 104% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 31 70% 156 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 264%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 43GB free Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 129 55 55 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 486 Write 428 Mixed 389 SusWrite 84.1 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 39.7 132% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 240 200% 286 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 259GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 168 169 169 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 155 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 168 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK3275GSX 320GB 4,670 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 107GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 49 48 48 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 45.7 Write 47.4 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 47.2 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 195 206 208 207 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 159 Mixed 72 SusWrite 204 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY2400D464L15S/8G 2x8GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.5 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 88%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,076 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

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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 $245Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16