MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% 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)
Boot Drive	350% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230517
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 07:01
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 74.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 731 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.5% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 65.1 55% 67.7 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 68 Splatting 64.4 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN580 1TB 3,493 User benchmarks, average bench 466% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: 281010WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 2357 2324 2395 2417 2421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2546 Write 2,531 Mixed 2,215 SusWrite 2191 534% 2,371 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 70.8 245% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 873 650% 868 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 598%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 180 183 179 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 141 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 181 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 25.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 104%

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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	48	11	60	27.2"	2194 1171	GSM5B08 LG Ultra HD

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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	818x
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	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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