MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	183% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	320% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,193 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB; evga xc3 ultra CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5050 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 263 Reflection 228 Parallax 266 214% 252 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 224 Splatting 162 184% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 869 869 865 869 864 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,654 Write 2,617 Mixed 1,901 SusWrite 863 450% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 98.2 332% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1412 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 1,308 981% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 300 300 300 301 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 483 Mixed 414 SusWrite 320 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64 217% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 292GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 410 415 415 412 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 390 SusWrite 416 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 37.3 170% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 289 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 447GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 97 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 97.6 Write 115 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 97.1 130% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 33.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 35.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 109%

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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	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