MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	191% 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	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 878 79% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Lighting 80.8 Reflection 78.9 Parallax 68 66% 75.9 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 75.1 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 150 146 145 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 1,220 Mixed 498 SusWrite 196 216% 983 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.5 192% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 993 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 646 551% 811 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 169GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 487 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 378 SusWrite 487 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.4 198% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 331 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 257GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 376 378 379 379 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 376 Write 382 Mixed 341 SusWrite 378 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 27.5 90% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 112 84% 113 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 375GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 175 165 173 177 176 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 94.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 170 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 330GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 10 10 12 9.2 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 69.3 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 11.5 38% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.5 139% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 174 174 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 129 Mixed 78 SusWrite 173 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 684GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 103 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 105 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 172% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 29.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 86%

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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 $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