MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '24 at 17:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 69 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 179 64% 113 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 459 47% 382 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.3% Good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 89 Parallax 81.8 74% 87.4 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 80.1 Splatting 71.8 59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL250GB-D8 250GB 554 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111A0L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,600 Write 885 Mixed 913 250% 1,133 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 27.8 162% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 458 390% 576 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 199%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 128GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 106 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 192 Write 179 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 105 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G266641 2x4GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 25.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%

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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	68	58	60	23"	1920 1017	DELD058 DELL S2340L

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $36Bench 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