MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.8% 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	98.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 22:43
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 71.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 909 81% 683 Pts	64-Core 1227 76% 1227 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8626) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.6 32% 36.3 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 36.1 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 SSD 240GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0627A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 437 442 438 438 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 425 Mixed 404 SusWrite 437 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 31.8 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 49.6 91% 179 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 41GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 136 53 90 105 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 491 Write 458 Mixed 352 SusWrite 109 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 31.8 120% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 133 135% 221 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 170 173 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 171 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 113%
Toshiba MG04ACA200N 2TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 120GB free Firmware: FJ2D SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 108 110 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 109 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 791GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 186 186 189 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 72.3 Write 103 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 187 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%
ASMedia ASM1153 1TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 149GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 29.9 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 34.7 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 26.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 104%

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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	818x
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	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	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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