MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41.7% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 40% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	63%
CPU Throttled	40%

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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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Memory 58.6 1-Core 36 2-Core 68.4 35% 54.3 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 227 21% 174 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 47 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 76.9 38% 62.5 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 54.4 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 33 40 86 30 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 306 Write 187 Mixed 233 SusWrite 46.2 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 15 68% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 92.1 101% 166 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 85%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 112GB free Firmware: Q0627A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 331 331 340 346 348 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 360 Write 322 Mixed 310 SusWrite 336 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 18.7 80% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 45.3 82% 159 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 83%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 113 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 112 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x4GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 28.9 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 20.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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