MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.5% 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	108% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 18:05
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 744 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 121 Parallax 95.3 93% 110 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 126 Splatting 108 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 428 434 438 434 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 460 Mixed 435 SusWrite 421 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 44.7 153% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 290 230% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 558GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 103 103 103 105 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 48.8 Write 90.7 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 104 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 244% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 154 150 147 145 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 144 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 151 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 94%

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Gaming 46%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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