MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.1% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 19:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 69.3 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 197 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 762 68% 576 Pts	64-Core 1,070 66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 2571) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (90 fps cap detected)	73.2% Very good	Lighting 90 Reflection 90 Parallax 90 73% 90 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 90 Splatting 87.7 73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$38 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 449 450 151 195 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 459 Mixed 430 SusWrite 283 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 40.6 135% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 260 208% 288 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 433GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 173 174 173 174 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 134 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 173 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x16GB 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 48%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

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 $129Bench 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