MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 03:06
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 1700X-$211 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 70.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 72% 131 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 804 74% 618 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.4% Excellent	Lighting 121 Reflection 143 Parallax 135 98% 133 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 0.13 60% 83.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 27 1.5 1.5 34 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 372 Write 93 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 39.2 27% 127 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 3.7 62% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 27 59% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 899GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 105 105 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 78.2 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 105 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 74.2 Write 121 Mixed 101 SusWrite 109 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 178 175 176 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 175 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 183 184 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 197 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 184 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 4GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 53 25 24 26 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 147 Write 46 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 35.3 86% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.8 149% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 23.4 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 45%

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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	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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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 $179	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