MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% 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	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '21 at 10:25
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 5 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 223 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 677 64% 532 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F0) CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.2% Average	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 81.9 49% 69.1 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 48.1 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 75 68 71 68 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 415 Write 52.4 Mixed 9 SusWrite 73.6 29% 138 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 14.7 60% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 12.7 30% 64.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 147GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 123 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 179 Write 151 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 123 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 152 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 161 Write 153 Mixed 114 SusWrite 151 195% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 91%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 736GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 34.4 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 41.3 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 33.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 28.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 98%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

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 $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 $295	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