MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	297% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 01:12
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 881 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,398 86% 1,398 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 213 Parallax 234 194% 228 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 209 Splatting 152 168% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 561GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 843 857 895 902 816 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 1,951 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 926 401% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 83.3 272% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 643 610% 964 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 480 474 475 478 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 460 Mixed 460 SusWrite 476 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.2 192% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 360 261% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 493GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 135 136 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 136 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 842GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 192 192 192 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 149 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 190 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 37.2 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 28 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 109%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

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 $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