MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
Boot Drive	72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 195 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 678 64% 529 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 156 Parallax 151 125% 153 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 147 Splatting 0.09 76% 107 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 210 201 177 175 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 431 Write 455 Mixed 345 SusWrite 203 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 20.6 98% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 171 163% 258 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 121%
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 30GB free Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 286 287 282 188 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 488 Write 288 Mixed 289 SusWrite 269 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 31.2 106% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 181 153% 221 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 215GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 95 96 101 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 122 Mixed 59 SusWrite 98.2 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 118GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 68 SusWrite 88.8 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 83%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 152 130 164 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 36.5 Write 72 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 145 106% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.1 82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 49GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 97 SusWrite 99.4 146% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 405GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 99 Write 101 Mixed 74 SusWrite 97.9 126% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 68%
WD 20EVDS External 2TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 120GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 34.5 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 36.5 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 21%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 68GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 96 95 96 98 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 95.4 132% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 60%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 123 124 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 152 Write 137 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 123 168% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.8 303% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 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	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 34.6 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%

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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