MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 05:42
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 710 74% 591 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 64 60% 70.9 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 67.3 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 91 53 54 52 50 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 496 Write 80 Mixed 399 SusWrite 81.5 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 41.8 140% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 232 194% 278 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 92%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 873GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 146 147 147 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 157 Write 142 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 146 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 126 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 101 Write 91.2 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 127 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 32 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 25 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%

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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	817x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	339x
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 $400Bench 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	170x
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 $273	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 $179	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