MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	133% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 08:48
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 983 87% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,362 84% 1,362 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2928 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 153 Parallax 144 118% 147 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 139 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 487 491 492 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 492 Mixed 403 SusWrite 487 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64 215% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1897 863 618 619 620 620 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,074 Write 1,799 Mixed 813 SusWrite 873 310% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 65.4 257% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 952 756% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 916GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 124 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 150 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 97.9 Write 92.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 92.1 105% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.8 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Desktop 77%

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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
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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