MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	217% 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	65.7% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '21 at 21:19
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 69.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 93% 177 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,065 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,471 91% 1,471 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 298 Parallax 330 261% 316 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 267 Splatting 194 215% 274 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 93 98 83 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 340 Write 130 Mixed 188 SusWrite 86.9 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33.3 138% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 91.5 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 81.8 69% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 75%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 135GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 476 186 156 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 476 Mixed 401 SusWrite 266 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 40.7 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 305 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 95%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 33GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 2,072 Mixed 327 216% 947 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 57.8 186% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 902 668% 908 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 284%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 853GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 145 143 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 164 Write 161 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 143 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 98.4 Write 101 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 60 65% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 25.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 107%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $300	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