MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.1% 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	197% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	52.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '22 at 19:03
Run Duration	531 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 721 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 141 Parallax 195 103% 154 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 92.4 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 363 358 355 355 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 1,506 Mixed 741 SusWrite 413 252% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.4 204% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 616 DQ Mixed 718 546% 742 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 202 201 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 149 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 201 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Lexar WorkflowCFR1 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 12GB free, PID ba02 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 38.1 Write 32.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 34.3 45% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.1 193% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 56%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 7GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	6.06% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 7.7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 7.8 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 2.6 104% 2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.06% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 35.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 31.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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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	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	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16