MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 21:05
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 444 59% 442 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 2713) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.93% Terrible	Lighting 4.67 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 4.41 4% 4.49 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.95 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.93% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 463 Mixed 325 94% 425 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.1 182% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 115 133% 234 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 144GB free Firmware: 3.CHF Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 71.5 Write 69.1 Mixed 40.3 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 149GB free Firmware: 3.CHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 0 0 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 72.2 Write 37.3 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 18.2 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G240082 2x4GB 2,047 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $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 $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