MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 743 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 77 52% 68.3 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 52.2 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 410 437 443 442 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 467 Mixed 440 SusWrite 437 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 44.1 148% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 295 233% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
SABRENT 180GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 139GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 150 150 144 135 127 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.8% Average	Read 278 Write 191 Mixed 203 SusWrite 140 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 21.4 74% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 94.4 76% 107 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 67%
MZ-5S71000-0D3 100GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 48GB free Firmware: VBC3CD3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 185 186 181 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 224 Write 139 Mixed 128 SusWrite 186 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 18.3 61% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 33.3 DQ Mixed 44.5 40% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 43%
Spcc Sol id State Dis 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 89GB free Firmware: Q062 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 350 354 356 356 354 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.4% Good	Read 370 Write 351 Mixed 328 SusWrite 352 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 19.6 75% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 35.3 48% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 64%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 147GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 77 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 92 Write 87 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 77.5 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 128 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 101 Write 124 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 127 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 173% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 30.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

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	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