MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 133% UFO


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 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	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	33.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '24 at 02:20
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	31%

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 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 75.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 633 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 272 Parallax 318 251% 299 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 241 Splatting 179 196% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNC128GBSJ 128GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: CJTA0202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 170 Write 142 Mixed 125 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 12.4 46% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19.1 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 27.3 18% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 49%
Seagate FireCuda 510 SSD ZP500GM30001 500GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 226GB free Firmware: STOSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1677 1292 378 411 401 381 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 2,032 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 757 340% 1,509 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 54 173% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 570 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 58 173% 374 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 500GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 79 80 80 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 76 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 194 191 193 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 134 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 193 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 2,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0P 1R 1G 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
11%	9%	57	210	58	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,076 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	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 $245Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16