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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (17%). 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	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 16:40
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Eng Sample: ZD3300C5M4MFB_35/33_Y 20 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 71.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 585 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 21 20 33 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 499 Write 411 Mixed 23 SusWrite 69.4 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 1 40% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 68.2 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 14% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 93%
Toshiba THNSNS120GBSP 120GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 112GB free Firmware: TA5ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 361 361 359 362 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 363 Mixed 350 SusWrite 361 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 31.6 122% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 253 198% 268 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 711GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 144 144 142 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 131 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 143 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 746GB free Firmware: 07.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 97 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 94.8 Mixed 56 SusWrite 97.1 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 28.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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