MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	174% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 14:43
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 783 73% 610 Pts	64-Core 1,207 75% 1,207 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 145 Parallax 120 111% 134 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 94% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 287 287 286 283 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,772 Write 1,407 Mixed 701 SusWrite 341 234% 1,055 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 46 176% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 537 DQ Mixed 557 441% 618 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 92GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 170 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 339 Write 251 Mixed 262 SusWrite 174 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 41 144% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 203 161% 222 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 231GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 132 133 136 135 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 101 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 132 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 112%
Fujitsu MHW2100BH 100GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 83GB free Firmware: 00000012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 35 Write 35.7 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 35.8 24% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 20%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 4.3 4.2 4.6 3.8 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	7.55% Terrible	Read 31.5 Write 8 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 4.6 13% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.55% Great: 22%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 158GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 51 Write 50 Mixed 29 SusWrite 49.8 60% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 32.4 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16