MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 19:05
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 210 70% 127 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 741 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 112 Parallax 106 91% 110 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 101 81% 99 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 316 315 312 311 312 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 441 Mixed 374 SusWrite 324 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 49.3 162% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 359 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 205GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 315 314 313 310 309 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 378 SusWrite 325 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 51.8 166% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 360 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 418GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 104 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 104 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 106%

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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%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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