MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


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 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.9% 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.

Run History

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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '22 at 20:20
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 1,017 94% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,509 93% 1,509 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 138 Parallax 126 96% 127 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 128 Splatting 115 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 475 168 136 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 318 Write 451 Mixed 350 SusWrite 260 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.5 153% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 282 204% 262 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 417GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 490 494 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 493 Mixed 415 SusWrite 492 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 52 186% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 120 120 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 117 Write 135 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 119 71% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 12GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 20.4 Write 11.7 Mixed 13 SusWrite 4 15% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.5 165% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 36.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 89%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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