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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 71.1%, 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

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 04:09
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 66.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 68% 124 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 643 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.1% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 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: 370 370 372 375 369 346 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 357 Write 314 Mixed 357 SusWrite 367 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 30.7 102% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 103 83% 116 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 480GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 136 131 132 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 109 SusWrite 135 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 109%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$65 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 130 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 176 Write 152 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 131 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 25.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.3% 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 3: 0P 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	14%	22	216	60	0	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 43S431

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	827x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	329x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	268x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369