MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 02:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 68.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 652 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 340GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.3% Poor	Read 56 Write 35.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 38 9% 42 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 13.1 47% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 28.5 21% 28.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 128 83 142 134 145 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 174 Write 161 Mixed 109 SusWrite 121 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 109%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$65 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 131 131 131 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 104 SusWrite 131 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x4GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 25 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	0	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 43S431

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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	822x
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	266x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	172x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16