MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 72% 131 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 814 74% 620 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B E210) 3GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.9% Poor	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 48.2 30% 38.9 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 21.6 23% 29 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX850 256GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 127 70 55 72 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 506 Write 471 Mixed 417 SusWrite 122 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 40.4 138% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 234 193% 272 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 126%
Intel SSDSCKKF256G8 SATA 256GB 3,569 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 53GB free Firmware: LHFD04N SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 265 261 271 265 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 456 Mixed 444 SusWrite 278 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 53.6 175% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 245 195% 273 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 268GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 127 128 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 158 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 134 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 834GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 119 Write 1.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 1.8 25% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D3 1x8GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 48%

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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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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