MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.3% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 02:05
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 385 56% 407 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Gigabyte(1458 231D) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.1% Good	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 188 61% 113 fps	MRender 87.1 Gravity 104 Splatting 71.6 70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 383 323 147 145 147 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 354 Write 345 Mixed 312 SusWrite 244 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 36.2 128% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 287 202% 255 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 157GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 463 436 291 291 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 464 SusWrite 361 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 61 204% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 95GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 127 124 128 231 126 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.5% Average	Read 241 Write 96.5 Mixed 120 SusWrite 158 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 13.9 66% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.5 DQ Write 39.1 DQ Mixed 34.1 26% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 85%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 911GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 463 474 477 484 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 417 SusWrite 462 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 50.5 176% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 269 225% 325 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 87 86 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	9.34% Terrible	Read 58.9 Write 72.1 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 85 17% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 3.1 DQ Mixed 1.8 2% 2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.34% Great: 18%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 33 33 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 26.2 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 32.2 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 35.9 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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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 $40Bench 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 $178	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