MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.4% 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	178% 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 23:40
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 699 65% 543 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

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: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.4% Average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 64.7 40% 61.3 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 65 54% 65.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB 13,282 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10410104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 981 166 181 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 734 Mixed 1,309 SusWrite 381 217% 977 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 65.1 190% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 887 DQ Write 700 DQ Mixed 668 534% 752 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 219%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 73GB free Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 203 44 42 44 43 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 472 Write 359 Mixed 305 SusWrite 116 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 34.7 121% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 118 94% 133 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 100%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 542GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 109 Write 97.5 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 102 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 463GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 128 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 241GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 107 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 116 Write 109 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 106 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 34.7 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

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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