MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 22:10
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 970 96% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% XFX(1682 9C30) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 178 94% 128 fps	MRender 88.2 Gravity 121 Splatting 129 94% 113 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 646 645 645 645 649 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,544 SusWrite 693 400% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 101 348% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,312 988% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 340%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 82 83 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 87.4 Write 90.8 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 82 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 61%
WDC WD16 00JB-00REA0 160GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 80GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 37.1 Write 35.8 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 39.6 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 35.5 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 36.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $275	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