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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 661 60% 505 Pts	64-Core 913 56% 913 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 64 18 96 29 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 443 Write 351 Mixed 324 SusWrite 88.9 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 16.6 67% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 68.2 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 25.3 34% 60 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 56%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 249GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 453 454 449 459 447 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 429 Mixed 393 SusWrite 442 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 37.2 118% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 163 127% 171 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 133%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 870GB free Firmware: SM14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 100 101 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 57 Write 91.2 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 99.7 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 300% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 26,065 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2733 MHz clocked @ 1367 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 33 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 89%

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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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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	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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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