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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (18%). 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 19:44
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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 5 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 68.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 195 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 586 55% 455 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU700 120GB 3,283 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: B170428a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 99 99 65536 (AD) Unknown 200 200 17180655623 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 455 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 171800789025 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 556715776 (EA) Unknown 100 100 82813190144 (F1) Unknown 100 100 553041314 (F2) Unknown 100 100 516184864	75.2% Very good	Read 514 Write 441 Mixed 474 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 8.58 77% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 12.7 44% 95.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3.5TB free Firmware: 040B Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 30.9 Mixed 28.4 24% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 3.53 4K Mixed 0.61 178% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 88%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 134GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 24GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 112 Write 62.4 Mixed 64.2 92% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.18 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.91 88% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FBD2 4x4GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 24.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 106%

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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 $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) $30	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