MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32% 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	84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 20:59
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 (84^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 72.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 206 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 684 65% 539 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 38 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 36.7 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 311 175 151 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 465 Write 415 Mixed 333 SusWrite 213 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 37.7 135% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 232 180% 245 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 75 76 76 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 65.3 Write 65 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 77.2 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 89GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 104 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 84%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 42GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 64 64 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 74.5 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 65.4 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 66%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 324GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 89 92 89 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 92.5 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 93 93 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 106 SusWrite 94.1 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 49%

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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	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