MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 23:44
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	61%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 230 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 746 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 72.5 55% 72.2 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 68.9 59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B1S6HA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2067 Write 1,561 Mixed 296 286% 1,308 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 54.6 181% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 106 206% 436 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 644GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 147 155 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 140 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 151 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 4x4GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 37.2 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 32.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 102%

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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	820x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16