MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	148% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 16:02
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 97% 184 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 968 99% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 9,899 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Dell(1028 1701) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 68.9 35% 57.5 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 44.2 42% 51.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 295 295 292 292 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,050 Write 308 Mixed 367 SusWrite 294 111% 505 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 40.9 201% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 422 366% 560 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 138%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 71GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 122 67 68 67 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 483 Write 350 Mixed 328 SusWrite 103 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 34.6 153% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 182 165% 247 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 85%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 122GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 488 450 451 410 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 396 SusWrite 453 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54 192% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 249 215% 318 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 29.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 30.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	823x
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	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16