MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% 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	103% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 04:31
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 69.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 88% 165 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 771 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon 550 2,864 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PowerColor(148C 2390) 2GB CLim: 1190 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.7.3 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.1 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 23.7 16% 24.5 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 17.6 Splatting 31.7 22% 26 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB 5,131 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 244 231 185 176 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 456 Mixed 408 SusWrite 238 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 49.1 168% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 52GB free Firmware: SBFD00.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 57 57 80 72 49 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 193 Write 222 Mixed 315 SusWrite 79.4 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 34.4 148% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 46.2 82% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 99%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 232GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 271 273 271 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2276 Write 1,210 Mixed 1,148 SusWrite 303 272% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 87.7 300% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 640 558% 822 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 244%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 850GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 106 112 120 121 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 63.5 Write 109 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 115 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 184 183 186 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 119 Write 144 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 183 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 9905625-062.A00G Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.1% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 25.6 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 23 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns

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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 $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 $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 $40	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