MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	76.3% 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	85.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '23 at 19:40
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 68.3 1-Core 87 2-Core 160 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 536 50% 418 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.3% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 98.8 Parallax 89.6 78% 94.9 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 91.3 Splatting 77.3 72% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 480GB 1,210 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 377 347 363 240 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 484 Write 435 Mixed 362 SusWrite 318 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 33.4 101% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 197 187% 291 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 102%
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free Firmware: Q0302A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 44 47 48 40 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 487 Write 375 Mixed 200 SusWrite 62.1 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 37 122% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 38.8 93% 187 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 90%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 367GB free Firmware: M6CR052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 418 415 440 445 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 464 Write 441 Mixed 406 SusWrite 429 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 20.8 111% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 28.3 83% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 727GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 171 167 167 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 158 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 172 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 2x8GB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 24.1 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 21.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	38x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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