MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	127% 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.
Boot Drive	160% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 04:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 220 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 648 62% 510 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 198 Parallax 191 140% 187 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 183 Splatting 133 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 281 27 17 85 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,417 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 170 228% 1,021 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 62.9 211% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 608 DQ Mixed 274 302% 507 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 255%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 384GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 37 36 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 122 124 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 119 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 121 70% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 73%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 55GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 5.7 4.8 6 6.6 5.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 34 Write 9.2 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 5.8 15% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 99% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 114%

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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	816x
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 $38Bench 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 $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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