MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91% 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	198% 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.

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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 85.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 256 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 742 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 953 59% 953 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 140 Parallax 160 94% 138 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 112 Splatting 93.1 86% 106 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 797 554 496 494 493 494 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,786 Write 1,609 Mixed 1334 SusWrite 554 295% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 67.5 222% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 295 282% 457 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 311%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 115GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 266 141 113 108 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 494 Write 454 Mixed 369 SusWrite 195 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 35.6 127% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 112 110% 172 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 92%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 523GB free Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 78 92 38 12 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 510 Write 442 Mixed 219 SusWrite 70 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.6 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.7 9% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 100%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 323GB free Firmware: T0707B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 438 441 440 441 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 447 Mixed 418 SusWrite 441 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 28.7 123% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 47.5 86% 166 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 372GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 133 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 123 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 133 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 37.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 35.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%

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

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	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 $75Bench 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) $28	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