MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% 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	43.4% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 712 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 946 58% 946 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 83.2 52% 72.9 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 58.2 53% 66 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 59 53 53 34 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 413 Write 89.7 Mixed 126 SusWrite 50.1 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 17.8 66% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 9.4 26% 56.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 55%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 43GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 33 18 43 204 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 443 Write 292 Mixed 302 SusWrite 136 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 17.2 64% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 41.3 49% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 11GB free Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 276 Mixed 203 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 15.6 55% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 18.1 34% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 149GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 117 118 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 109 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 117 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 63%
Monster Overdrive 3.0 126GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 5GB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 38.5 Mixed 10 SusWrite 38.1 41% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 107% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 32.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

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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 3,084 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	821x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	266x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16