MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	64.3% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 13:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 77.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 792 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1373 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 95.1 57% 76.1 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 47.6 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 960 250GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 221 212 206 199 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 464 Write 488 Mixed 347 SusWrite 250 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 10.6 30% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 354 304% 436 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 223%
Amd-raid HGST HTS541010A9 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 930GB free Firmware: JA0O SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 2.6 1.1 8.1 70 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 100 Write 80.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 28 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 61%
Amd-raid TOSHIBA HDWD130 3TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 144 146 147 151 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 159 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 144 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 302 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 230GB free, PID a207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 80.3 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 78.9 86% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

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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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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	171x
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 $269	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 $177	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