MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 04 '19 at 13:17
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-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 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 958 87% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,340 83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3724) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 162 Parallax 171 138% 167 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 143 Splatting 107 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 310 311 312 311 311 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,315 Write 1,476 Mixed 1,244 SusWrite 485 306% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 77.8 251% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 990 728% 953 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 280%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 134GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 413 408 409 409 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 445 Mixed 301 SusWrite 412 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.4 167% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 228 205% 312 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 193GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 195 197 195 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 480 Mixed 348 SusWrite 211 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.7 183% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 279 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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

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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