MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

4 months ago, 8 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 03:58
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$329 333,425 User benchmarks, average bench 79% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 231 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 743 75% 592 Pts	64-Core 979 66% 979 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$280 267,390 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.8% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 95.1 Parallax 86.1 76% 91.8 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 75.1 71% 85.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 551,205 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 290 274 254 235 216 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 324 Mixed 321 SusWrite 265 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 38.9 144% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 247 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 134%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,405 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 211GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 1495 1540 1548 1562 1544 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,365 Write 1,498 Mixed 1,134 SusWrite 1,529 364% 1,631 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 75.3 248% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 931 695% 927 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 325%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 16,396 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	25%	20	106	6	60	36.1"	1920 1080	TCL0000 TCL

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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 $125Bench 71%, 356,196 samples	4,367x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $320Bench 71%, 195,280 samples	1,878x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $200Bench 74%, 138,016 samples	1,429x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,300,415 samples	1,891x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,234,782 samples	1,406x
RX 580AMD $260Bench 55%, 787,457 samples	1,258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 849,566 samples	687x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	499x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 110%, 710,750 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	839x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $64Bench 85%, 269,535 samples	457x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	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