MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 06:49
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$314 755,235 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 948 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,516 102% 1,516 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 915,325 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 129 101% 130 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 103% 120 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$48 14,106 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 418 243 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 478 Mixed 403 SusWrite 255 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.5 154% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 283 205% 263 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 96%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$110 184,273 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 460GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 491 490 493 493 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 491 Mixed 416 SusWrite 491 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 302,251 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 120 118 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 141 Mixed 26 SusWrite 120 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,398 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 30.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 31.7 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4D U28E590

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $120Bench 71%, 356,196 samples	4,373x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $320Bench 71%, 195,280 samples	1,882x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $200Bench 74%, 138,016 samples	1,433x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,300,415 samples	1,897x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 81%, 1,386,632 samples	1,409x
RX 580AMD $260Bench 55%, 787,457 samples	1,260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $89Bench 104%, 849,566 samples	688x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	500x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 111%, 795,742 samples	480x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 82%, 576,174 samples	1,020x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	843x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $64Bench 85%, 269,535 samples	458x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16