MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.4% 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	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 06:40
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 205 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 666 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 152 30% 91.8 fps	MRender 85.5 Gravity 101 Splatting 125 87% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 301 295 289 275 242 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 396 Write 406 Mixed 349 SusWrite 272 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 19 66% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 336 253% 337 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 541GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 104 104 104 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 96.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 102 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 1x8GB 726 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 47%

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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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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