MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	190% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	45.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69% Good	Memory 71.1 1-Core 98 2-Core 192 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 618 59% 489 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0505) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1305 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 48.5 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 68.2 40% 60.8 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 48.2 Splatting 54.7 46% 56.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 384 353 340 296 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 1636 Mixed 624 SusWrite 410 250% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 53 184% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 694 538% 739 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 155GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 431 419 359 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 415 Write 371 Mixed 224 SusWrite 416 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 26.1 111% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 20.9 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 38.5 36% 54 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 634GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 100 101 88 98 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 116 Write 87.7 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 100 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 153 146 143 141 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 115 Write 143 Mixed 102 SusWrite 150 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 411% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 27GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 50 44 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 142 Write 44 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 50.1 90% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.2 202% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 38%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 44GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 49 50 48 39 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 84 Write 53.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 45 71% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.9 256% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSE.16FBD 4x16GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 153%

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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	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 $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