MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 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	Jun 20 '21 at 01:53
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT-$405 13,898 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 967 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB; EVGA XC3 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 233 Parallax 267 211% 253 fps	MRender 301 Gravity 214 Splatting 160 177% 225 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,863 Write 1,430 Mixed 664 290% 1319 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 59.1 232% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 709 587% 829 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 297 296 298 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 451 Mixed 392 SusWrite 315 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.3 194% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 302 229% 305 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 119 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 165 Write 161 Mixed 105 SusWrite 117 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 109%
General UDisk 1GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 7.4 12% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 33.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 32.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 10: 0R 0G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	42%	24	107	9	144	31.5"	2560 1440	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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