MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.9% 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	43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 14:26
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 78 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 680 64% 531 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8A92) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 90.3 56% 76.2 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 57.2 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 56 48 45 50 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 363 Write 62.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 48.9 29% 134 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 0.6 65% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 23.5 62% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 781GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 174 172 170 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 169 Mixed 110 SusWrite 172 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 30.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	36x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	20x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	5x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	4x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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