MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.5% 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)
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190520
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 08:46
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 76.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 689 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 63.4 60% 69.9 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 66.8 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,546 Write 2,380 Mixed 1,803 499% 2,243 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 79.2 257% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 839 602% 780 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 156 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 482 Mixed 412 SusWrite 191 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58 196% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 355 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
CBM Flash Disk 1GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6025 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Read 7 Write 1.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 1.7 3% 3.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 5%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 424GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 94.2 127% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 9905702-010.A00G 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 29.4 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.7 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 84%

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

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16