MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


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 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.1% 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)
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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 23:38
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	BRA-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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 681 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.3 37% 43.1 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 36.6 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,522 Write 4,247 Mixed 4,855 1,085% 4,875 MB/s	4K Read 296 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 272 938% 278 MB/s	DQ Read 902 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 842 633% 846 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 218GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 70 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 62.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 69.1 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 416GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 76 75 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 74.2 Write 72.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 75.1 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 96.7 Write 37 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 16.5 56% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.4 96% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 33.5 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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