MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	202% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 23:51
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 227 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 701 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 260 264 274 218 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 2210 Write 1152 Mixed 497 SusWrite 277 226% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 81.4 218% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 385 DQ Mixed 187 250% 466 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 472 486 485 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 479 Mixed 410 SusWrite 478 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.7 186% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 60GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 471 Write 154 Mixed 222 SusWrite 157 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 20.3 85% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 56.7 DQ Mixed 91.1 87% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 165 164 166 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 167 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 162 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 107 105 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 100 Write 94.2 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 105 122% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 32.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 98%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,071 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	816x
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 $39Bench 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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