MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 1,010 90% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,409 87% 1,409 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 147 Parallax 146 122% 148 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 129 Splatting 114 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 31 131 17 32 126 MB/s Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.4% Above average	Read 203 Write 95.7 Mixed 127 SusWrite 73.1 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 28.2 109% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 121 116% 181 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 209GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 880 882 864 883 883 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,656 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 1046 432% 1,934 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 95.9 318% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 914 690% 929 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 647GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 169 166 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 160 Mixed 93 SusWrite 169 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 993GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 181 183 185 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 146 Mixed 86 SusWrite 182 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 38.3 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 34.4 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 109%

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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