MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 11:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 734 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 996 62% 996 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E306) CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 55.1 36% 48.4 fps	MRender 45.3 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 31.8 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 60GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 62 56 79 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 422 Write 77 Mixed 127 SusWrite 72.4 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 36.8 134% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 73.9 DQ Mixed 78.9 65% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 74%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 156GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 466 460 465 429 394 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 463 Mixed 443 SusWrite 445 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 48.2 160% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 225 183% 260 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 251GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 69 68 69 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 77.7 Write 79.6 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 69.9 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 4x4GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 33.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0524 SyncMaster

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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 $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 $178	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