MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.5% 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	86.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191202
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 20:23
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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)	70.8% Very good	Memory 71.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 617 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.8% 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (97 fps cap detected)	76.5% Very good	Lighting 97.5 Reflection 97.1 Parallax 96.9 80% 97.2 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 91.6 Splatting 76.5 71% 88.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 480GB 1,210 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 372 360 331 213 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 417 Write 460 Mixed 371 SusWrite 310 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 32.8 114% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 199 192% 301 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 102%
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 94GB free Firmware: Q0302A SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 383 378 386 387 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 377 Mixed 369 SusWrite 384 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 40.4 137% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 184 162% 235 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 90%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 330GB free Firmware: M6CR052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 433 158 414 138 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 487 Write 446 Mixed 406 SusWrite 332 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 20.1 111% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 27.7 83% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 720GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 166 179 177 173 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 141 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 170 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 80%

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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	23	2	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0D1A S22F350

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
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 $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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