MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '18 at 09:01
Run Duration	85 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 709 71% 579 Pts	64-Core 943 58% 943 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ramsta S600 480GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: RS47V0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 81 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 327 (A3) Unknown 100 100 15 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2931 (A5) Unknown 100 100 10 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17903 (F2) Unknown 100 100 24423 (F5) Unknown 100 100 11724	71.3% Very good	Read 311 Write 304 Mixed 308 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 22.5 128% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.9 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 23 29% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 205902728 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6807 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 262071095 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5270 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3409 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 54 454688795 (C2) HDA temperature 27 46 47244640283 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 38 31 205902728 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -123445950007642 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4216360950 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3853619262	68.5% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 110 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.62 134% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 33.7 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 217 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 $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	38x
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 $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16