MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '19 at 05:28
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 79 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 697 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 942 58% 942 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3714) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.4% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 100 83% 103 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 95.6 78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 425 Mixed 404 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 40.1 140% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 158 143% 209 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 810GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 469 460 477 474 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 485 Mixed 452 SusWrite 467 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.8 194% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 161 164 149 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 164 Mixed 110 SusWrite 157 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 109%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 221GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 90 Write 91.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 78.3 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 57%
SABRENT SD 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 15GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 21 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 86.7 Write 20.2 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 20.1 43% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.8 246% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 33 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 27.8 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 104%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 217 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	38x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16