MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	105% 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 20:40
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 219 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 334 49% 357 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2339 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 152 Parallax 127 112% 139 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 132 Splatting 115 97% 118 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-64 64GB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: T170810a Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 437 Write 285 Mixed 309 76% 344 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 29.7 128% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 61.4 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 71 79% 127 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 120GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 100 100 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 134 Write 129 Mixed 73 SusWrite 98.8 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4 2x8GB 1,403 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 34.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 25.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 93.5 43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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