MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.9% 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	72% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1720 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 01:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 762 74% 609 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 78%

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: 1336 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 54.2 Parallax 76.1 39% 59.5 fps	MRender 55.2 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 41 41% 51.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 153 169 19 29 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 462 Write 283 Mixed 332 SusWrite 130 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 28.6 114% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 161 146% 219 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 91%
Kingston HyperX SavageEXO 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 231GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 207 162 151 166 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 8% Great: 20%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 945GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 107 111 108 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 13 Write 1.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 107 30% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.8 360% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 1,659 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 36.6 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 31.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 90%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	818x
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 $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16