MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.4% 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	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 16:08
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 187 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 454 48% 386 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 62.4 54% 68.5 fps	MRender 89.6 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 86.9 67% 81 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 140 119 120 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 410 Mixed 396 SusWrite 158 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 53.5 177% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 447GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 508 509 510 508 509 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 939GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 197 197 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 127 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 196 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 3.6 5.4 5.4 4.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.96% Terrible	Read 23.8 Write 3.7 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 4.7 11% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.96% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 34.9 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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