MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	217% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 15:13
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 73.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 221 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 867 77% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,212 75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB; Palit RTX 2080 Ti Oc CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 220 Parallax 219 140% 204 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 206 Splatting 136 155% 198 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 614 614 604 606 604 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,040 Write 1,574 Mixed 668 SusWrite 648 273% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.9 189% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 929 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 730 579% 809 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 254%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 332 332 328 329 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 331 Mixed 310 SusWrite 330 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 40.4 146% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 183 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 468GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 93 Write 93 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 97.1 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 291GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 95 95 95 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 95.8 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

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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	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