MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	258% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 08:07
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 69.5 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 193 67% 120 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 607 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 1015 63% 1015 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% PNY(196E 1351) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 46.3 36% 43.5 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 41.5 42% 53.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1829 2124 2141 2214 1061 497 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,685 SusWrite 1,644 402% 1,779 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.5 190% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 617 DQ Mixed 716 531% 703 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 370%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 115GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 323 323 323 323 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 432 Mixed 426 SusWrite 341 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 44.2 147% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 331 251% 338 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
PNY CS90 0 480GB SSD 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 41GB free Firmware: CS90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 119 207 197 197 181 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.5% Below average	Read 232 Write 43.4 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 154 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 7.5 41% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 15.2 12% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 93%
PNY CS90 0 480GB SSD 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 445GB free Firmware: CS90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 4.9 12 25 20 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.2% Below average	Read 81.4 Write 153 Mixed 132 SusWrite 22.3 22% 97 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 24.9 80% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 3.2 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 9.5 6% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 256GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42% Average	Read 78 Write 43.5 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 67.8 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 338GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 184 188 186 187 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 115 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 184 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 501GB free Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2279 978 931 893 900 907 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Generic STORAGE DEVICE 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1TB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 13 14 14 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.87% Terrible	Read 18 Write 5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 12.7 17% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 34% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.87% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 4x8GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 27.7 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 122%

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Gaming 45%

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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	821x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	266x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16