MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	265% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 7 days ago, 3 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 15:02
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$155 89,627 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	SC Int 95.5 SC Float 92.6 SC Mixed 94 75% 94 Pts	QC Int 381 QC Float 388 QC Mixed 455 92% 408 Pts	MC Int 1,255 MC Float 1,302 MC Mixed 1,292 192% 1,283 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$528 363,472 User benchmarks, average bench 123% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 446 Reflection 398 Parallax 418 135% 420 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 425 Splatting 259 136% 311 fps
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 141%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$120 65,009 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 636 647 840 600 599 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2,350 Mixed 1,494 SusWrite 662 395% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 87.1 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 88.1 230% 470 MB/s
Poor: 203% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 323%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$130 5,318 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 223GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 280 250 283 291 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 374 SusWrite 312 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 37.7 90% 179 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 101%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$190 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 204 193 172 177 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 412 Write 267 Mixed 271 SusWrite 194 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 44 159% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 42.9 74% 142 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 99%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,689 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 218GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 85 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 75.7 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 85.5 89% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$185 15,283 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 32.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%

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

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $148Bench 81%, 137,123 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $155Bench 85%, 89,627 samples	3,631x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $155Bench 86%, 53,897 samples	2,366x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 71%, 502,896 samples	3,457x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 97%, 479,344 samples	2,270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 363,472 samples	1,858x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples	1,926x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 199%, 111,013 samples	1,116x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 113%, 300,271 samples	1,064x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 87%, 157,492 samples	1,559x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 92%, 75,550 samples	1,383x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $120Bench 91%, 42,651 samples	569x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $330	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $78
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $148	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
Intel Core i5-8600K $259	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12