MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 01:42
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 810 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 101 59% 81.9 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 59.2 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 366 372 375 385 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 365 Write 238 Mixed 303 SusWrite 376 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 19.7 120% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 104 131% 228 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 219GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 86 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 87.3 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 86.4 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

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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%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	825x
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	328x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16