MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '23 at 01:26
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 70.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 246 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 832 78% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,373 85% 1,373 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 256 Parallax 315 229% 284 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 218 Splatting 174 184% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 2TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 391% 588GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 675 626 737 833 800 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,568 Write 2,074 Mixed 1,535 SusWrite 784 336% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58 194% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 913 682% 914 MB/s
Poor: 212% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 493%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 119GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 334 200 291 276 288 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 460 Write 450 Mixed 352 SusWrite 298 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 33.7 119% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 196 190% 298 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 721GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 141 154 158 156 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 149 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 154 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 186 182 205 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 153 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 194 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 214% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 27.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 26.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 107%

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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: 0P 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
3%	11%	27	213	58	60	31.5"	1280 720	GBT3206 G32QC A

History: Score 3: 0P 0R 0G 3B | Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B

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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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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