MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	430% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220717
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '23 at 05:11
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 5800X-$170 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 67.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 79% 145 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 745 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 112%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% PNY(196E 132C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.4% Very good	Lighting 93.2 Reflection 135 Parallax 92.6 76% 107 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 85.2 Splatting 74.3 69% 85.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 81%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 532.03 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.9% Poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 22.2 15% 43 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 45.3 40% 50 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 16 15 24 30 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 5937 Write 46.2 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 21.8 317% 1,525 MB/s	4K Read 471 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.6 723% 160 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 223%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 236GB free Firmware: SE0OA4G0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 14 14 12 6.2 6.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4GB free Firmware: AX0G1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.9 12 4.5 6 6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
WD WD2500AVVS-61L2B0 250GB 2,518 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 49GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 43 53 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 33.4 Write 33.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 48.2 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 35%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 42GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 6.6 6.8 7 5.9 7.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4RL.8FE 4x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 28.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 120%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,104 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	828x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	330x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	268x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $466

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380