MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	166% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211104
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 04:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 69.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 626 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2452 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 65.4 51% 64.3 fps	MRender 76.2 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 58.4 52% 65 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 720 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 878 875 902 910 503 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 918 Write 818 Mixed 937 SusWrite 814 197% 872 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 49.6 166% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 741 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 680 490% 638 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 247%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 606GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 152 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 144 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 776GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 112 113 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 150 Write 115 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 112 150% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.8 229% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 3,448 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 22.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 122%

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

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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