MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.6% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 07:53
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 209 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 678 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.6% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 114 Parallax 106 84% 108 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 99.2 80% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,058 Write 1,778 Mixed 688 333% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 63.1 223% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 737 585% 817 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 647GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 170 169 169 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 149 Mixed 87 SusWrite 169 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 00.0NS05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 123 123 107 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 123 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 108 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 96 Write 96.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 107 119% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 110GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.1 3 3.6 4.2 4.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 28 Write 7 SusWrite 3.6 12% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 45% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 34.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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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	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