MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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.
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 (14%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 23:30
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 789 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1); Gigavyte 2060 Super Windforce OC 8G CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3999 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 127 Parallax 132 108% 131 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 119 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,085 Write 5,164 Mixed 6,184 1,436% 6,478 MB/s	4K Read 345 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 230 930% 263 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 768 586% 800 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 25GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 462 Mixed 348 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 48.4 166% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 241 193% 270 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 797GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 63 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 67.9 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 60%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 8GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 35 34 34 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 39 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 34.5 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 62%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 176GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 44 45 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 45.5 Write 45 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 44 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 337GB free Firmware: 0117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 73 74 75 74 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 82 Write 85.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 74.1 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2733 MHz clocked @ 1367 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 34.6 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 30.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

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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 $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	170x
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 $273	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 $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