MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	110% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 225 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 732 66% 556 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 77% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$80 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 441 449 452 395 400 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 447 Mixed 410 SusWrite 430 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 46 153% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 308 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 912GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 1568 1579 1600 1597 1066 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 1,620 Mixed 1,184 SusWrite 1,497 335% 1,488 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 68.5 228% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 608 506% 730 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 295%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 125GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 401 400 396 396 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 416 Write 390 Mixed 326 SusWrite 398 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 30.8 110% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 187 179% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 270GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 85 81 85 83 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 69.3 Write 66.5 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 82.8 57% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 2x8GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 32.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 25.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 96%

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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	819x
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	327x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16